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School: Belpatrick, Collon (roll number 10537)

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Belpatrick, Co. Louth
Teacher:
Bean Uí Dhonnagáin
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    Two men made a bet in a public house to go to the graveyard at dead of night and take back a skull. One took on to go.
    Meantime the second man dressed himself in a white sheet and went also and hid himself.
    The first man came, and took a skull in his hand when he heard a voice say "Leave that there, it is mine." He saw the figure in white.
    Not to be outdone he left it down and took up another. The voice said again "Leave that down it is mine."
    "They cannot all be yours" said he, making off with the skull.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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