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School: Naomh Muire (B.), Droichead Átha (roll number 15125)

Location:
Drogheda, Co. Louth
Teacher:
A. Mac Uidhlinn
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    “The Dale arch is haunted every night at twelve o'clock ever since a man was hanged from a post there.”

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    The Dale arch is haunted every night at twelve o' clock ever since a man was hanged from a post there.
    A ghost appears climbing the quarry off Pitcher Hill for in 1922 a man was shot there.
    A banshee was seen by a man on Pitcher Hill coming home from a dance. The Banshee chased him up the hill because he was drunk.
    On every Hallow E'en a headless lady is seen driving round and round Millmount Square in a coach drawn by four headless horses.
    In Pat. Mc Quillan's field fairies were seen on a mound, and they are supposed to live there still.
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Owens
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Mount Saint Oliver, Co. Louth