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School: Rathdrum (B)

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Rathdrum, Co. Wicklow
Teacher:
S. Ó Muirgheasa
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0919, Page 114

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    There are not many stories in this district about penal days but there are stories about Cromwell and 1798. The following is a story about Cromwell.
    One day General Ireton and Cromwell were in a certain county in Ireland and they met a funeral. Ireton stopped it and asked for the nearest relative to the corpse. He ask him to sell the corpse for £500 to him, he said as you're going to bury the corpse to let it decay you might as well give it to me for 500. After a while he said he would give him £1000 for it.
    After a bit of argument, they agreed to sell it for £2000. Ireton immediately paid the £2000. Then he said "you can go
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. penal times (~4,335)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Ryan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rathdrum, Co. Wicklow
    Informant
    Mr E. Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rathdrum, Co. Wicklow