School: Ballyhogue
- Location:
- Ballyhoge, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Mrs. Margaret Cahill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0902, Page 181
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- Joseph Long
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- Mrs Stasia Long
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- "The Murdering Hole" is on a crossroads formed by a clump of tree it is about fifty yards form the graveyard of Ballyhogue and is also near the farmyard.Long ago the "Murdering Hole" as it is called was a beautiful place with trees and shrubs and a black-railing around it.In 98 it is said that Nuns and Soldiers were(continues on next page)
