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School: Cormaddyduff

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Cormaddyduff, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
M. Ní Ghiolla Sheanain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0995, Page 331

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    One time there was a man and he thought he would be afraid of nothing. Some men said they would give him money if he would put a nail in the door of a tomb, so the man went off to the graveyard. When he was putting the nail in he nailed the tail of his coat to it. When he was going home he thought it was a ghost was holding him, and he died with the fright he got.
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    Language
    English
    Informant
    Thomas Conaty
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cornacreeve, Co. Cavan