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School: Bun

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Bun, Co. Offaly
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C. Ní Mhaolghuala
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0817, Page 074

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    not be buried so he was left there for ever so long. Then they buried him at Lough Buaire. Then his ghost began to move about the place. One night there was a man coming home with a load of hay when what run out but the ghost but he appeared like a dog. He frightened the horse and knocked the man and the man was killed. So they sent for the curates. They came and tried to do something to banish him but they could do nothing so they sent for the parish priest so he put him
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joseph Moore
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lumcloon, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    William Mooney
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    62
    Address
    Lumcloon, Co. Offaly