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School: Longford, Kinnitty

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Longford, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
M. Ní Thuathaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0820, Page 142

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    of luck and that it would have to be stopped "by fair or foul means." They stayed "negotiating" in Boland's "seantigh" until the devised a plan of frightening him.
    Paddy went down to Brackney. Before he came home they had a pole stuck in Longford churchyard. On top of this pole they stuck a turnip, in which they put slits for the eyes and mouth and nostrils. They wound the "spook" up in a large white sheet it looked a formidable ghost indeed- so the "good boys" lay behind the ditch to see the result.
    "Me darlint" Paddy came trudging up the road not the least sign of feinting on him. He saw the ghost. Immediately he jumped over the wall. He surveyed that "terrible ghost" and put his hand into the schul
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Éamonn Cuddy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    12
    Address
    Pollduff, Co. Offaly