School: Camross, Mountrath

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   “In 1855 an old Hedge-Schoolmaster lived in Camross. ...”

   

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   In 1855 an old Hedge - Schoolmaster lived in camross. Heis name was Canty. He used to teach the children near Pluck's Bridge.

   

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   “There is a rath at the south side of Pluck's Bridge. ...”

   

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   There is a rath at the south side of Pluck's Bridge. Long ago a Ball of Fire was seen to rise from this Rath and fall further up the mountain. This was supposed to be sickness travelling form one place to another.

   

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   “There was a hedge Schoolmaster living in Garranbawn. ...”

   

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   There was a Hedge-Schoolmaster living in Garranbown. He taught night school in Scully's house. There was a man named Murphy and he was also a hedge schoolmaster. He lived at the cock of Coolrain.

   

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   “Once there was a house in Windsor. ...”

   

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   Once there was a house in Windsor. There was a servant man and a servant woman living in it. One night the man was out late. When he came home he saw a white woman at the fire. He thought it was the servant. There was a candle lighting on the table. He said to the woman at the fire that she was up very late. The woman hit the

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   Language

   English

   Collector

   Gertie Dooley

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   12

   Address

   Coolrain, Co. Laois

   Informant

   Mrs Dooley

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   40

   Address

   Coolrain, Co. Laois