School: An Druipseach
- Location:
- Dripsey, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Seán Ó Tuathaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0348, Page 160
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- In Inniscarra graveyard once, there was an old lady buried and along with her, her jewellery as she had ordered before her death. At that time robbers used to rob corpse's of any valuables supposed to have been buried with them.
Two robbers planned to rob this old lady's grave. When the reached the tomb, they both removed the stone together, and one went in and opened the coffin.
Securing the jewellery he handed it out to his chum, and went back again to close the coffin.
[Immediately] The other instantly shoved the heavy tombstone across the doorway, and went off meaning of course to keep all the booty himself. The other, finding the flag across the opening, did his utmost to move it but failed.
After a short time he heard some noise, and thought at first it was his chum returning to release him, but to his horror discovered(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Timothy Murphy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Magooly, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Edmond Murphy
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Magooly, Co. Cork
