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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Ros Mhic Treóin (roll number 967)

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New Ross, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Sr M.R. Ní Mhaoldomhnaigh
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    About one hundred years ago two men were minding a corpse in Ballyanne cemetery. In those days people had to go to the churchyard and guard the dead body for three weeks because of body snatchers (so called because they stole the bodies from the cemetry).
    These two men lit a fire at the sheltered side of the wall as the night was cold. After a while their fuel ran
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Biddy Dalton
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Address
    Maudlins, Co. Wexford
    Informant
    Mr William Dalton
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Maudlins, Co. Wexford