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1. The Man and the Corn (continued)

   

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   dead in his car at her house with the £5 in his pocket so they waked him for 2 nights & buried him. Sean came home some nights after & found his wife asleep so he did not wish to wake her so he went into the barn & fell asleep & then after a while he heard the pigs grunting & got up just in time to see two bailiffs taking his pigs for the rent so Sean got a pitch fork & started running after them. The bailiffs were afraid of their lives for they were after being at his funeral and they ran away so Sean went on to the Chapel where the people were at Mass. When the people seen him comin they ran off in all directions so the priest met Seán & told him his wife would not believe him so

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   • Patrick Foley