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School: Dún na Lochlannach (roll number 11987)

Location:
Lisduff, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Áine, Bean Uí Mhainín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0060, Page 0021

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    There was a man coming from Loughrea very late at night and he heard the sound of horses hoofs coming towards him. It was raining, and very late, and he just thought somebody must be very sick and this horseman was going for a doctor or priest. The road was perfectly straight - no turn to right or left. The man stepped in on the grass to let the horse pass, and as he did so there was no sound of a horse's hoof, but a large black dog loomed out of the darkness and trotted past him so closely that he nearly touched him.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mrs Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballybroder, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Thomas Fahey
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Occupation
    Farmer