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School: St. Brigid's (B.) (roll number 12925)

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Wexford, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
M. Gúld
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0880, Page 036

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    “There is a soldier up in The Faythe graveyard...”

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    1. There is a soldier up in The Faythe grave yard and he is guarding the gold that is there. (Mother)
    2. When a person dies they open the windows to let the spirit out. (Father).
    3. A carriage is seen every night and goes up and down. (Sister)
    4. It has two horses under it. (Father)
    5. The driver has no head. The horses have no heads. (friend)
    6. There are no wheels under it. (brother).
    7. The driver has a whip & he would give you a lash of the whip and you wound have a mark for your life (father)
    8. Smoking is not allowed at a wake (brother)
    9. Games are not to be played at a wake. (friend)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. death (~1,076)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Murphy
    Gender
    Male