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   “Years ago during the penal days there was a very cruel landlord who lived in Westmeath.”

   

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   Years ago during the penal days there was a very cruel Landlord who lived in Westmeath. He had poor men around his place hanged for very little cause. Here is a story about a man who stole a few turnips for his starving children. The Landlord swore his life away. The unfortunate man before he died said that he would be revenged on him. One night, the gentleman had just dressed for dinner and was going down stairs, when he was pushed down by an unseen hand. As the gentleman was falling down he cried out "Spare me my life." The butler heard the noise, rushed out of the dining room and

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   Topics

   1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Pauline Reilly

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Greenfield, Co. Kildare

   Informant

   John O Reilly

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Greenfield, Co. Kildare