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Michael Finley

A man who tells a story about a ghostly encounter.

minor

Also known as Finley

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Michael Finley shows up with force in Scraps of Hibernian Ballads. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Self-educated song-maker, author of the ballad 'Phaudhrig Crohoore,' who refused to write down his poems.
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In Scraps of Hibernian Ballads: Self-educated song-maker, author of the ballad 'Phaudhrig Crohoore,' who refused to write down his…

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PCPhaudhrig Croh…JHJudge HarbottleCDCon DonovanGSGodfrey SchalkenEDEdward DwyerMFMichael Finley

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Diverse ghostly witnesses
  • Protagonist
  • Ghost story narrators
  • Haunting family histories

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  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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