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School: Pres. Convent, Drogheda (roll number 851)

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Drogheda, Co. Louth
Teacher:
Sr. M. Patrick
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0679, Page 086

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  1. The Story of the Old Castle (continued)

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    first heard of the old man's death.
    Afterwards a brave man bought it and he and his servants came to live in it. It was a strange thing that every night at the same hour a bell would ring. It was so annoying that the servants were unsettled and it was hard to get them to stay.
    This worried the brave man a good deal so he made up his mind one night to remain up and find out the cause of all the trouble. At the same hour he saw a shadow going over towards the bell and the next moment it was heard tolling through the place. He walked over
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Sheila Bannon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cord Road, Co. Louth
    Informant
    John Murray
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    56
    Address
    Cord Road, Co. Louth