School: Boher (roll number 9409)
- Location:
- Bracknahevla, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: T. Kavanagh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0744, Page 033
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- Betty Pidgeon
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Killeenbrack, Co. Westmeath
- Group of men "ceiledhing" in neighbour's house. One of them had to pass graveyard on way home. Others decided to give him a fright. Newly - dug grave for person who had just died. Spades and shovels near it. One of the men, got into grave and laid himself down in bottom of it. Others hiding around. Man comes on whom the wish to wish to frighten. When passing grave, man below spoke(continues on next page)
