School: Kilbeggan (B.)

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   excorsised at the time the beast remained at a standstill and when he did cock his ears the priest would say "If you gang I will hang" The day passed but the beast had not moved. Old Lowe watched and his sister seeing the remarkable docility of the usually head strong horse began to wonder greatly. Towards evening she asked her brother to let him go but all he said was "The devil blind me if I do" He went stone blind on the spot" Miss Lowe let the Priest escaped by cutting the ropes which bound him. Some of these went to live in Moate later where they carried on their hunting and persecution per usual. Their Generation is there still. One old Lowe lived a lift of blackgurding and villiany. After his death he was seen in the shape of black hound by sevral people. The Priest even

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   History Edit

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Imelda Dunican

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Kilbeggan, Co. Westmeath

   Informant

   Mrs Caffrey

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Kilbeggan, Co. Westmeath