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School: Rathnew

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Ráth Naoi, Co. Chill Mhantáin
Teacher:
D. Ó Drisceóil
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0927, Page 005

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    started running. The man followed them for a long time but they got away from him and hid in an old tree from where they could see him. He stood and began shouting.
    Then he made some signs and disappeared. The two men got down and went home very much frightened.
    The next morning when the man's wife got up. She found him and her son dead.
    Then in a good while after that two other men went to look for it. The same man appeared to them and did the same thing. they went home and in the morning were found dead. No body went to look for it after that.
    Joe Kearney
    Rathnew
    13 years 7 mths.
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    Topics
    1. seánra
      1. creidiúint (~391)
        1. creidiúint choiteann (~2,535)
          1. ór i bhfolach (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Larry Clare
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    14
    Address
    Ráth Naoi, Co. Chill Mhantáin
    Informant
    Joe Marshall
    Relation
    Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ráth Naoi, Co. Chill Mhantáin