School: Bansha (B.) (roll number 11964)
- Location:
- Bansha, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Peter Horgan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0575, Page 158
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- Collector
- Patrick Ferris
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballydavid, Co. Tipperary
- Long ago there lived a widow who had an only son who used to come home very late at night from gambles. She complained him to the police. One night he was coming from a gamble. He had a shortcut across a church yard. As he was crossing the graveyard he saw an open grave and a shovel and spade across it. As he was passing the grave the Sergeant of the police jumped up out of it with a white garmend pulled over him. He said "I'm very cold" "why would'nt you said the widow's son they did not(continues on next page)
