School: Cluain Fraoich
- Location:
- Cloonfree, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Seán Ó Fiachra
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0252, Page 384
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- There is a story told in this district of a strange animal. A certain man told that when he was passing through a field on a very dark night a strange animal followed him This animal he said had the shape of large dog. He also heard a noise like a chains ratteling. But it is everybody's belife that the strange animal was nothing but a neighbours sheep-dog who haveing broke lose from a pole to which he was tied, had a bit of his chain dragging after him.
- Collector
- Micky Mac Cormack
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Nadnaveagh, Co. Roscommon
