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1. The Ghostly Funeral (continued)

   

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   After that she saw a hearse and then she saw six men lifting a coffin out of it. She was very frightened and called her sister. Scarcely had she opened her mouth when the funeral vanished and Anne found her sister fainting in the yard.

   Wrtitten by Patrick O'Meara. Carriganagh. Nenagh
   Told by Jim Martin, Grange. Nenagh. Age 60

   

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2. A Ghost Story

   

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   In the parish of Kilruane there is a churchyard known as the Kilruane Churchyard. There many things in the form (seen) of ghosts seen there and here is a story about a man who saw one of them. One night a man was coming home from rambling. It was a dark night and he could not see anything. When he came to the churchyard a strange feeling came over him and he was hardly able to walk. He came along all right till he came to the stile. Just as he was passing the stile a big black dog came out to him. The dog had his tongue hanging out and when the man looked at him a ball of fire fell out of its mouth The man was frightened but he kept

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Mary Ryan

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Graigue Upper, Co. Tipperary

   Informant

   Thomas Ryan

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   55

   Address

   Graigue Upper, Co. Tipperary