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School: Loch gCarman (Christian Bros.)

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Wexford, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Br. Ó Héilighe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0881, Page 239

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    There is a story going with the graveyard up in Maudlintown. One day a rich man asked a certain soldier to mind, even when he was dead, a crock of gold which he had. The soldier said "yes". When he had made his promise he was shot dead and so he had to mind the crock of gold down in a big vault and there were two swords across the crock. One night two men went down into the vault and when they were half-way down one of the
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
          1. graveyards (~2,501)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Desmond O' Neill
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mr O' Neill
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    53
    Address
    Wexford, Co. Wexford