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Mullagh, Co. Cavan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1003, Page 315

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    about his grave some times ago. The grave is covered over with flag-stones. Not very long ago, a man living at the foot of the hill was building a new house. He thought these flags would come in useful for flagging his kitchen. He went and carted them home and put them down in his new kitchen.
    At once, everything seemed to go wrong - his cows died, his sheep died - something was always happening.
    A neighbour suggested to him to leave back the stones that he took off the old grave. It was great trouble but he did it and from that time he had no further trouble with his animals or
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Ida Deignan
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Brigid Smith
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    45
    Address
    Mullagh, Co. Cavan