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1. Collier the Robber

   

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   There was a man near here who used to rob and murder people long ago and he was called Collier the Robber. He murdered people in a field outside Kilmessan; ever since that it is called the "Rips Col". There was a big dog seen there every night at twelve oclock. This happened about 100 years ago. There is a field in Killeen called "Colliers Field". It was a short-cut for him to go to the "Hangman's Bush" in the Glebe field. He would hide there and rob people going the road. He used to get several sticks and stick them down in the ground, and cover them with soldier's coats and caps. When travellers would see them they would think there were soldiers in the field, then Collier would walk out [in front of the travellers] and pretend he was drilling them.

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   Topics

   1. agents (~1)
      1. people
         1. robbers (~423)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Michael Mc Guinness

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Killeen, Co. Meath

   Informant

   Patrick Mahon

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   65

   Occupation

   Gardener

   Address

   Killeen, Co. Meath