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School: Myrtleville (roll number 529)

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Myrtleville, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Murchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0391, Page 017

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  1. A Story about Graveyards

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    A farmer named Mr Smith was ploughing his field above Mr Nolans house the horses would not go so he had to leave it alone. There was a grave-yard there long ago.
    The parish priest wanted to make a new graveyard up where Wm Mac Donalds house is Knocknagore. The Men were taking away the earth away but next morning it would be the same way as if they never dug it up. It is said that there was a grave-yard there long ago.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    2. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
          1. graveyards (~2,501)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Robert Foster
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mr Thomas Dorney
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    54
    Address
    Hoddersfield, Co. Cork