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School: Johnstown, Arklow

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Johnstown Lower, Co. Wicklow
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Nelly Bolger
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0923, Page 072

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    Happy is the corpse that rain falls on.
    If a man dies and leaves something
    unfinished he will come back and
    complete the task no matter how many
    years he has to wait.
    No matter how far away from home a person dies his spirit travels all the way until it reaches his birth-place - no matter if he has to travel over land or sea.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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