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School: Corboy, Meathús Truim (roll number 11421)

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Corboy, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Susan Stephens
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0760, Page 044

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    On the road from Longford to Edgeworthstown, about 2 1/2 miles from
    Edgeworthstown there is a bottomless hole about 40 yards long and 2 yards wide along the edge of the road, there is no fence or wall between it and the road.
    Many times a bullock or some other animal have fallen into this hole, but it was managed to pull them out before they were drowned.
    One day about thirty or forty years ago, two men were coming home from a fair in Longford in a pony and trap, one of their names was Pearse. It was dark and they were drunk, and they drove into it. The trap was turned up over it, and the two men fell in and were drowned. Ever since this hole is called "Pearse's hole".
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Violet Murphy
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Lackan, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Mr Thomas Corcoran
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Lisfarrell, Co. Longford