School: Camross, Mountrath (roll number 15933)

Location:
Camross, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Heifearnáin
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  1. One night a man was drinking in Prescotts. He got very drunk and he fell asleep. The people thought he was dead.They made a coffin and put him into it. When they were going he kicked the coffin. But he said to him "You spoke too late". They buried him beside the river.
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    Language
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    Canice Sheeran
    Gender
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    Address
    Coolrain, Co. Laois
  2. Long ago about three miles from Camross there lived a woman in a little small house at the foot of
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