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1. The Two Men and the Ghost

   

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   Late one night two men were coming home from a fair. They were on horseback. They were in great haste and in order to shorten the way to their they made a shortcut through a thick wood. No sooner were they in the wood than the horses began to tremble. Then they stopped dead and would not go another inch. The younger man began to beat them but the older said "Stop that; let us see what made them shiver." One of them looked up and what should he see but a horrible figure up on a tree its arms writhing. The man who saw it fell in a faint. The other got his Rosary and blessed himself with it. The thing immediately disappeared.

   

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2. The Woman who Stole Her Own Money

   

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   There was once a woman who lived with her son and daughter, who possessed great wealth. Every morning when she counted it there was always a few pounds missing. This went on for some time until at last the woman became suspicious, thinking it was the son who stole it. She brought him to court, but he swore

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   Language

   English

   Collector

   Annie O' Connell

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Ballygarran, Co. Waterford

   Informant

   William O' Connell

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   70

   Occupation

   Farmer

   Address

   Ballygarran, Co. Waterford