School: Windgap, Thomastown (roll number 5698)
- Location:
- Windgap, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Bean Mhic Eoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0852, Page 130
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- (continued from previous page)When he was coming home a bird was singing in the ditch. "Have it yourself or be without it."
- One night two men were coming home for Roscon to Mrs. Walshe's in a cart. In the cart there was a bag. After a while one of the men said to the other man.
"The bag is being pulled from me."
"Pull it up to the top of the cart" said the other man.
When they arrived to Mrs. Walshe's the shop was closed up. They went off home and when they were in the yard they saw a coffin in the cart. They did not know what to do.
One of the men said "I will take a chance and take it out." Then they saw a beautiful lady she sat up in the coffin. One of the men ran away terrified but the other man was talking to(continues on next page) - Collector
- Peggy Morris
- Gender
- Female
