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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0718, Page 046

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    corpse and funeral procession were drowned. The priest alone escaped and tradition says he afterwards lived a hermit's life on the Island.
    Every hundred years in the month of December the Black funeral is seen crossing Lake Sheelin and sinking on the same spot.
    Teresa Clarke,
    Cullentra,
    Mountnugent,
    Co. Meath
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Teresa Clarke
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cullendragh, Co. Meath