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School: New Ross (Mercy Convent) (roll number 967)

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New Ross, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Sr Philomena
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    or so in the house and they noticed the noise every night and complaints were made so that the man made up his mind to put it up for sale but only received half the amount of its value.
    The man who went into it next, noticed the same thing and the people decided to knock it down. They found that there was a tunnel under ground that caused a draught. When they found out what was the cause they rebuilt it and its owner came back.
    Written by :-
    Eileen Ronan, (Aged 13 yrs).
    Mt. Garrett, New Ross.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eileen Ronan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Mountgarrett, Co. Wexford
    Informant
    Mr M. Ronan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Mountgarrett, Co. Wexford