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Virginia, Co. Cavan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1000, Page 261

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    life lost before it could be got. One time people began to look for it and they had a dog with them. The dog began to root the clay with his paws and he fell dead. The people ran away and no one ever went to look for it since.
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    There is a monument at Raven's rock on the road, half way between Virginia and Cavan town. There was a man who ran after a pig and he fell dead. Everybody who passed that way threw a stone where he fell dead. And after that
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joseph Smith
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Virginia, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Patrick Smith
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Virginia, Co. Cavan