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School: Monreagh (roll number 7143)

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Monreagh, Co. Donegal
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R. J. James
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1105, Page 112

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1105, Page 112

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  1. Old Story (continued)

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    removed. Old residents warned him not to touch it but he only laughed at them.
    He employed two horses for the work and both died in a fortnight afterwards. His two children died at the same time being buried on the same day. This happened about 60 years ago.
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  2. Legend of Black Pig

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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. black pig (~84)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    R. J. James
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Monreagh, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Robert Smyth
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Occupation
    Milkman
    Address
    Monreagh, Co. Donegal