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School: Loughanvally (roll number 8363)

Location:
Loughanavally, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Mrs. O'Connor
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0742, Page 342

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    One night a man was going home from rambling and he met the "headless coach". This was a car with six coffins on it drawn by six headless horses and there were six headless footmen driving them. They went into Churchtown graveyard.
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