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School: Athboy (C.)

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Athboy, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Bríghid, Bean Uí Mhacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0697, Page 179

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    close up the church the man hid in one of the confessionals and when he was gone out of it, the man came out and was lying on a seat.
    At one 'oclock a priest came out and light the candles and went back in again put on his vestments and brought out the mass book and came to the foot of the altar and looked all round and said "Is there anyone there who can serve mass" the man was so afraid that he did not answer. So the next morning he told the pairsh Priest his story and the pairsh Priest asked him would he be afraid to stay the next
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brigid Mitchell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Athboy, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Mrs Mitchell
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Athboy, Co. Meath