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   In the bad times long ago and old woman died and she was very fond of nuts. Before she died she had some nuts in the house and she told the people of the house that when she would die to put the nuts in the coffin with her. There were two young lads in the village and they were very fond of nuts too. One night one fellow said to the other would he come to the grave and take the nuts out of the coffin where the old woman was buried the other day. Off they went & they met two other fellows going stealing sheep. The lads that were going stealing the sheep asked the other lads where were they going they told them where they were going and the lads that were going stealing the sheep said that if they were there when they were coming back that they would help them. There was a house near the graveyard and when the man of the house was out looking at the stables he heard the noise of the lads digging the grave. On he went to his sister and asked her did she hear noise at the graveyard. She said no. This woman was not able to walk 'with' seven years. She said she would like to hear the noise and she asked the man would he bring her up,

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   AT1791: The Sexton Carries the Parson

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Patrick Roche

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Caherlustraun, Co. Galway

   Informant

   Tom Roche

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Caherlustraun, Co. Galway