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The Main Manuscript Collection, Volume 0221, Page 0445

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    There was a boat load of fish came into Kilmore...

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    Then they caught it and brought it away with them and they never could make out what breed it was.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    When the present school thay is in Kilmore...

    When the present school that is in Kilmore was being built there was a large rock in the earth, and of course it had to be removed. There was a large hole out in the rock and then blasting powder was put into it and set fire. Everyone around wondered when the rock was blown up that there was no report. There were a crowd of people there and they were looking on of course they were at a safe distance, but nobody heard any noise only wan man, and he was the parish priest. He came along to where the rock was and he told them that it made an awful noise down at his place, that he never
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Date
    15 August 1936
    Item type
    Lore
    Language
    English
    Writing mode
    Handwritten
    Writing script
    Roman script
    Informant