School: Ballynacargy (C.) (roll number 7893)
- Location:
- Ballynacarrigy, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Bean Mhic Óda
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3rd Story.
One night about three years ago "Kit" Fagan, and another man were coming from the village, he heard something walking heavily behind him at the back gate of Willofield.
They looked back and Kit Fagan saw an enormous black dog as big as a calf. The other man could not see any dog at all.
Another night "Kit" Fagan was going to the village he met the same dog at the back-gate of Willofield and when he was coming home he met him at the Mill gate.
That same dog was seen by several people. He was seen by John Beglan of Rath about two months ago. That dog goes from Willowfield Gate to the Mill Gate and back on certain nights at(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Ward
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Rath, Co. Westmeath
- Informant
- Kit Fagan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Ballallen, Co. Westmeath
