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School: Thomastown Convent (roll number 16028)

Location:
Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
An tSr M. Lelia
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0858, Page 070

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    and an order was issued for his execution. The condemned man's wife thought of a plan. When the king was coming to dinner at the castle he commanded the the head of Theobald Den to be placed in the centre of the table. At his arrival Den's wife got the rim of a silver dish and put is around her husband's neck and cut a hole in the table. Den put his head up through the hole, his wife then poured the blood of a chicken on his head, so that it looked as if the head alone was on the table. During the meal the king stood up and said he was very sorry for having his subject beheaded and wished he was alive again.
    Suddenly however the head gradually descended
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Grace
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr Grace
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male