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School: Ardkeenan

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Ardkeenan, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
John Meares
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0270, Page 273

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    The two cowards got afraid, but the other man told them not to be afraid that he often saw a light before later than that.
    He said that they would go in to see what was it and after a while they went in. They went in and they saw a light left on the table. One of the men said he saw a man sitting down. As he spoke the man looked out towards the other man and then disappeared and the light disappeared also. They got a great fright and said they would never go that way late again.
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    One night my uncle was coming home from his neighbours house. It was about twelve o'clock. He was about a mile from home. When he was about a half mile from home a man came out
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nancy Keogh
    Gender
    Female