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School: Poor Clares' Convent, Cavan

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Cavan, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Sr. Carmel
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0975, Page 127

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    distance of thirty perches. He took the stone on his back and gallantly carried it to the public house, where his spectators procured for him a glass of whiskey which he drank, still bearing the heavy burden on his back. To their amazement he retraced his footsteps and laid it back in the graveyard where he received his well-deserved bet. His fellow men were proud of their hero.
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Teresa Smith
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Aghnaglogh, Co. Cavan