School: Camross, Mountrath
- Location:
- Camross, Co. Laois
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Heifernáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0826, Page 189
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- Thomas Tynan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 65
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Camross, Co. Laois
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“Long ago there lived a man in this parish...”
Long ago there lived a man in this parish, In the Penal times this man was hunted from place to place by soldiers. He did something against the soldiers at the time and so was hunted.
One day he went to the priest and told him he was not able to hold out any longer. The priest told him not to mind , but from that(continues on next page)
