School: Clochar na Trócaire, Ros Mhic Treóin (roll number 967)
- Location:
- New Ross, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Sr M.R. Ní Mhaoldomhnaigh
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- About one hundred years ago two men were minding a corpse in Ballyanne cemetery. In those days people had to go to the churchyard and guard the dead body for three weeks because of body snatchers (so called because they stole the bodies from the cemetry).
These two men lit a fire at the sheltered side of the wall as the night was cold. After a while their fuel ran(continues on next page)- Collector
- Biddy Dalton
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 12
- Address
- Maudlins, Co. Wexford
- Informant
- Mr William Dalton
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Maudlins, Co. Wexford