School: Clover Hill (roll number 13262)

Location:
Lios Uí Ghealáin, Co. Ros Comáin
Teacher:
Bean Uí Mhaoilealaigh
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    over his head. Creghan stepped in and stuck the knife in the ghost.
    The ghost says to Creghan to draw the knife again. I stuck it in says Creghan and let you draw it out.
    "May bad luck fall on your long white tooth" says the ghost to the Banshee. So the ghost died and his blood is on the stone still in the same place. This field belongs to a family called the Mullens.
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  2. Haunted Place
    Once upon a time three men were digging potatoes in Grange in Co. Sligo. There was an old house near where they were digging. They made up their minds that they would sleep in the old house that night.
    When they ate their supper they sat down by the fire side to have a chat. While they were talking they heard a
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    Topics
    1. gníomhairí (~1)
      1. neacha neamhshaolta agus osnádúrtha (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Ruth Burke
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloverhill, Co. Ros Comáin
    Informant
    Miss P. Burke
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    16
    Address
    Lios Uí Ghealáin, Co. Ros Comáin