School: Killasona, Granard (roll number 14300)

Location:
Killasona, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Bean Uí Ghaithbheacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0764, Page 545

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    Patrick Gavigan saw this ghost in the lane as she was coming from a wake. She was not long living in the place she had a dream that she heard a ghost at the door. One night when she and the workman were sitting round the fire. The dog was lying at the fire and all of a sudden he began to bark in terrible rage. They let him out and he ran down the lane in the middle of the night barking. He was red down and when he came back he was white. When the man of the house came back he said to the woman "where is the dog" The
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Keenan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killasona, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Mrs Patrick Gavagan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    56
    Address
    Rinroe, Co. Longford