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School: Windgap (C.), Thomastown (roll number 5698)

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Windgap, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Bean Mhic Eóin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0851, Page 214

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  1. The Dead Man Sits Up (continued)

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    the same man went down to the foot of the bed and pulled the cord and with that the dead man sat up in the bed and the man that pulled the cord nearly died laughing but the rest of the people got a terrible fright and they all rushed out of the room and some of them fainted
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  2. The Dead Priest

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    In the parish of Mullinahone there was a mission held on one occasion. A great crowd of people used to go very early in the morning because sometimes they could not get into the church there
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