School: Bun Machan
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- XML “The Man and the Ghostly Hound”
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- Collector
- Daniel Gambon
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Templeyvrick, Co. Waterford
- Informant
- Mary Gambon
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- One night a man was coming home very late. As he was going up a hill, which was very steep, he beheld a terrible sight. There before him was a hound of tremendous size, with fiery red and green eyes. The man scarcely knew what fear was, and instead of calling out, he aimed a blow at the object with his stick. It instantly disappeared but(continues on next page)