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1. A Cavan Legend (continued)

   

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   to pass a place called Bloody Togher. When he came near the place he heard a great shuffling of feet some little distance from him, & the noise seemed to be coming in his direction, so he jumped in over the fence. He felt it was something out of the ordinary and he began to shiver violently. Just then the noise appeared to be on the road just outside where he was. He pepped through the fence & saw a coffin and three men standing beside it. Come out Mick and help us to carry this coffin to the graveyard said one of the men. Mick at first thought of running away but his legs refused to carry him, so out he had to get from behind the fence as he could do nothing but obey. In Company with the others he bore the coffin along mile after mile, & Mick thought he had the weight of the world on his arm, so heavy did the coffin appear. No one spoke a word & at last they

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   History Edit

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Mrs Joseph Mullen

   Gender

   Female

   Occupation

   Teacher

   Address

   Mount Nugent, Co. Cavan

   Informant

   Joseph Lynch

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Farren Connell, Co. Cavan