School: Naas (Mercy Convent) (roll number 15040)

Location:
Naas, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
Na Siúracha
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    man standing at the door. They advanced to the tent with the intention of chasing the intruder, but he immediately disappeared from their sight.
    2. In Corban's lane near a gate owned by a man named Mr. Doyle, there is a man seen sitting on a bundle of hay, late every night.
    3. There is huge black dog generally seen every night at a late hour, on the Fair Green, in the immediate vicinity of the building which was the former Technical School.
    4. In the garden of the old house which we formerly inhabited, there is sometimes seen a woman's Ghost, and the figure of a man.
    5. One night my Mother had a violent head-ache, she retired to bed, and was just on the point of dropping off to sleep, when a cool hand rested on forehead. The head-ache disppeared after a minute or two.
    6. When my Grandfather was residing at Blessington, he was returning one night very late from a neighbouring village. As he came near the house, he noticed the figure of a man standing at a tree. He went towards the figure, but it disappeared
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margaret Sheridan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Naas, Co. Kildare
    Informant
    Mr Sheridan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Naas, Co. Kildare