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   “On the south side of Mullagh Castlenancy doth lie”

   

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   Will make you be feeble; its your only reward

   If you change not I fancy you'll have but a curse,

   Not like Castlemancy which means wealth in a purse

   The Nancy died long ago and the castle fell too

   God sent there a blessing and Himself is there too.

   
   N.B. The author of the above poem Spent the Summer and Autumn of 1912 in the districts of Castlemancy Kilneeklaa and Cappatagle (Coppy). I understand from information I received that the people of Castlemancy and Gortymadden were very kind to him whilst the people of Cappatagle were unkind, and at times illtreated him

   

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2. The Screeching Man

   

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   About fifty years ago a man used pass up from Ramore to Pallas. This man was from the other world. When he started up from Ramore he used to start screeching and balls of fire used leap from his mouth. When he passed near any house the plates and cups used fall down, but they would not be broken. At last when all the people were terrified they

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   Language

   English

   Collector

   William Glynn

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   15

   Address

   Lisduff, Co. Galway