Scoil: Dungourney (uimhir rolla 3501)

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1. Local Story (ar lean)

   

   Roinn Roinn Postáil

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   succeeded in bribing officials in the prison who arranged to deliver the body at the prison, the relatives seeing to its conveyance to Cloyne.
   At this far distant date, probably a century ago, many men made their living as carriers, using their horses and carts to convey goods of one kind or another from town to town or to Cork city. One of these carriers was employed in conveying the earthenware jugs from the Youghal potteries to Cork city, going one evening and coming home the next. As a rule he passed through Dungourney about seven pm on the return home. This was the man the relatives called on to bring back the corpse.
   The carrier decided to pack to body in one of the large baskets he used for the jugs. All went well until he was held up by two soldiers outside the city, one speaking:
   "What have you in the basket?"
   "Jugs as usual" said the carrier.
   "We must search," added the soldier.
   "Leave the poor man go," put in the other soldier. He went, and delivered the body to the friends who were amazed and delighted to see that no signs of putrification had set in,

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   Stair Athraigh

   Teanga

   Béarla

   Faisnéiseoir

   Mr Eamon Leahy

   Inscne

   Fireann