School: Clonback, Aughnacliffe (roll number 15038)
- Location:
- Cloonback, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Seán Mac Ionnraic
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- At the wake of Peter Donohoe of Carrick a very funny thing happened. This man died while sitting up in bed. Having died in this position he had to be tied down by a rope which was fastened to the end of the bed. When the people began to come to the wake a man stole in under the bed with a knife. Some women went into the room to say the rosary. While it was going on the man [/] cut the rope and the dead man sat up. They women jumped to their feet so they thought the dead man had come to life again.
- Informant
- Peter Murphy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 69
- Address
- Aghamore Upper, Co. Longford
