School: Ráth Dairbhe (roll number 10001)

Location:
Radeerpark, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
Henry Mc Kenna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0950, Page 468

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  1. There is a stone called the "Grey-stone" on the Ture road which is leading from the main road.
    This stone is five yds. in height and ten feet in breadth. It was where a bad man lived mending boots.
    He used to hide his money under this stone. He used to dig down two or three feet under this stone. One day he thought some one took his money from under this stone. It annoyed him that much that with one fling he rolled the stone on himself and
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Informant
    James Lynch
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    37
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Skeachorn, Co. Monaghan