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School: Athboy (B.)

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Athboy, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Domhnalláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0697, Page 004

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    the other side. One man went up on top of the rock to look around the country. There were a lot of loose stones on it and it was sloping towards the path.
    The man's horse made the stones slide along the slope because they were loose. Soon the stones began to roll faster. After a few minutes, big boulders came down on the men on the path. The boy was killed with stones.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Coleman
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mr M. Coleman
    Gender
    Male