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School: Dunlavin (B.)

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Dunlavin, Co. Wicklow
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Gogáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0914, Page 039

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    would here of his presence in a particular house they would gather there also to hear his stories. Most of his stories were those concerning ghosts which he was supposed see when travelling by night. The effect of these stories on the younger people were that they became nervous and they were afraid to travel even a short distance in darkness. In payment for his amusing stories he was entertained to tea by the people of the house.
    He was about fifty years of age and was a tall stout man he wore a whiskers and never wore a hat or cap. He died at the age of seventy.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bartholomew Grace
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Uppertown, Co. Wicklow
    Informant
    Mr T. Grace
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Uppertown, Co. Wicklow