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School: Rosses's Point (roll number 12133)

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Rosses Point, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Seosamh Ó Raighne
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0158, Page 178

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    The death of two men
    Long ago a man named Bree with another man and his dog went out shooting in Killasbugbroin grave-yard.
    There was a man buried there that day. When they got there Bree saw a rabbit alongside the new grave. He put the gun to his shoulder and was going to shoot when the rabbit disappeared. This happened a couple of times and he was getting fed up so he fired the next time the rabbit appeared he went over to look for the rabbit but he saw nothing but the new grave. They were going home and they got to the gate when a man in brown stopped them, they got to the steps but the man got there before them. Bree took out his gun and shot at the man, but
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. the great famine (~4,013)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Seamus Gillen
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rosses Point, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Thomas Devaney
    Gender
    Male