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School: Killasona, Granard (roll number 14300)

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Killasona, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Bean Uí Ghaithbheacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0764, Page 511

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    stay with him. The man let him go and he stayed with him for a good while. When they were coming neat the place where the man was, the man began to watch the ghost and keep his eye on him. They stood at a big stone and lifted it. The ghost gave him a heavy box and a key to open it. The man went back to the other man and the two went home. When they reached home they opened the box. It was lined with gold and in it was a big parcel of lead. They opened the box of lead. In it they found two hundred pound. They spent the money. While they were spending it they had a right merry time
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Keenan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killasona, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Thomas Feeney
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    63
    Address
    Killasona, Co. Longford