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School: Camross, Mountrath

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Camross, Co. Laois
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Pádraig Ó Heifernáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0826, Page 191

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    “Once there lived a landlord...”

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    the road. The priest told him he would never be caught because the Landlord was too unjust to live. The man was never arrested for murder.
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    “Long ago there was very often fights...”

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    Long ago there was very often fights among the people. These fights were made known at all the people and a crowd always gathered to see the fight. The people of this parish on the Glenkit mountain where many of these fights took place. The place of the fights can still be pointed out. Some old people can still remember these fights and witnessed them.
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    “On the road between Cappanara an Camross...”

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    On the road between Cappanara and Camross there is a tree called the Monument Tree. This tree is in Derry. Long ago a man was killed here. He was found one morning killed under a car. His son was with him and said that something unseen frightened the horse. The place where he was killed can still be seen,
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    “Once there lived in this parish a priest...”

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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Collier
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    13
    Address
    Carrowreagh, Co. Laois
    Informant
    Matthew Collier
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    45
    Address
    Carrowreagh, Co. Laois