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School: Harold (B.), Dalkey

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Dalkey, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
M. Ó Maoláin
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    One day long ago a woman named Mrs O Brien was walking on Dalkey Hill outside the quarry gate. A voice came from behind her saying "Go back" but she did not mind it. She had not gone very far when she heard the same voice saying "Go back".
    She went on as before and then in a few minutes she heard the same voice for the third time. She had only gone a few yards when she was knocked down and she split her head. Then she was carried and left outside her mother's house. Then for many years after that the people would not pass that place after 7[?] o'clock in the night. It is only for the past few years that the people pass that place in the night after 7 oc.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    2. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Willie Doyle
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mrs O' Brien
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    64
    Address
    Saint Patrick's Square, Co. Dublin