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School: Mullinavat Convent

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Mullinavat, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Sr M. Lorcán
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0851, Page 067

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    About forty years ago a man named George Anderson lived in Lukeswell he was very fond of playing tricks he dressed up as a ghost with a white sheet around him and had rattling chains. He used to appear at different places every night. After a short time no-one would stir out after dark they got so alarmed that it appeared on the newspaper and was headed the "Lukeswell ghost" which made the people think it was true This went on night after night for about 3 mths He was caught one night by two men named Phelan and O Neill from Ballytarsney Mullinavat. He was tried in
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peggy Foskin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lukeswell, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Dorothy Ryan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lukeswell, Co. Kilkenny