School: Achadh Fobhair (roll number 13853)

Location:
Aghagower, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Hannah T. Kevilla
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  1. Once there were two men fighting and one man beat the other. The man that was badly beaten said that he would kill his opponent whether he was living or dead. He died shortly after, and his enemy went to his wake. He thought he saw the dead man looking at him. He tried to go in a corner where he would not see corpse but all the time he saw the corpse looking at him. He went
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eneas M. Noonan
    Gender
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