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School: Adare Convent (roll number 9296)

Location:
Adare, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
An tSr. Mechtildes
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0505, Page 143

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    One day they came and said to him. "You go home by the graveyard every night". "I do", said Paddy, "and what about it". "Are you not afraid of going home at such a ghostly night hour, sure that place is full of spirits". "Spirits", said Paddy, "what do I care about spirits, they have no grudge against me anyway".
    "Now is our chance", said the two lads, so off they went to the graveyard, and there they saw a freshly dug grave ready for a burial the following day. They thought of a plan. One of them laid down in the grave while the other
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
          1. graveyards (~2,501)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Pauline Mc Carthy
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Kate Houlihan
    Relation
    Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    93
    Address
    Adare, Co. Limerick