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School: Oulart (roll number 15419)

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Oulart, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Séamus Ó hAilleacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0886, Page 427

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    A man in Meelnagh sent his workman to take a holy-water trough which was in Meelnagh graveyard. He wanted to use it to feed pigs
    It took seven men to lift the trough into the car. The workman said not to take it. They brought it home and fed the pigs from it. A few days later all the pigs died. So he took the trough back again and it only took one man to lift it into the car.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
          1. graveyards (~2,501)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Robert Walsh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Raheenduff, Co. Wexford