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1. A Funny Story (continued)

   

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   "Good bye Mick, and Good bye Pat, and Good bye Kate and Mary." It continued that song until it passed up the river. It turned about four yards above them, and came down again singing, and crying until it reached Hollywood Backs Co. Mayo. They heard no more crying, and when they were coming at Hollywood gate, they saw a very big black dog standing before them on the road, but they could not pass. They both got unconscious. When they got alright, they jumped on their bicycles and went home. When they reached Martin James's house, Richard Nallan went into it, and Mrs James asked what had kept them so long away. They told her, and she said she believed that it was not right for them to be out after twelve o'clock. She told them that all the ghosts are out at that time. So they got afraid, and were never seen at the

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   Topics

   1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
         1. jokes (~6,086)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Annie Flynn

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Drumrevagh, Co. Mayo

   Informant

   John Flynn

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Drumrevagh, Co. Mayo