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School: Maghachaidh (Newtowngore) (roll number 9353)

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    and the two ghost women started to beat him and they hurt him and after that he could not go out anyplace but he would meet them his name was Mr John Mac Dermott.
    One night about a fortnight ago as my Mother and Brother were leaving a visitor up the road and when they were coming back at Crickeen lane, they heard two people coming and them talking very loud, you would not understand what they were saying so when these two people heard the foot they stopped talking, so the passed by and said nothing and the two were under the one shawl.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Emma Wood
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Crockeen, Co. Leitrim