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School: Roxboro

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Roxborough, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Donncha Ó Ruairc
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0258, Page 038

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    passes the road and never makes a bit of noise. So the people call it the dead man's carriage. The exact day that it passes is not known now.
    Told by:- Pat Curley. Kilroosky
    Written: Joseph Kelly Cloonarar Kilroosky
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  2. A Funny Story

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    One night two men went to an orchard and stole a big bag of apples. There they were not able to count well so they went to a graveyard (thinking it was the quietest place) to count them. When they were coming in the gate they lost two apples and did not take time to pick them up. A man who was coming from rambling heard them talking and he ran to a house and asked the man to come with him and see who was in the graveyard. Off they set and came to the gate of the graveyard but had not courage to enter. They stood at the gate and all the heard was "One
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