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School: Glascorn (roll number 16615)

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Glascarn, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Mrs Hope
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0736, Page 234

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    There was a priest in the district during the Penal Times and he had a price of ten pounds on his head. Men called "priest-hunters" were trying to get him. But he dressed in the clothes of an old woman and herded a cow along the side of the road. The soldiers and priest hunters often passed by the "old woman" and they did not mind her. They never thought that she was a priest. The woman often asked them not to hurt her cow and they always replied "No, we will not hurt the cow granny."
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. penal times (~4,335)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Keeffe
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Address
    Coolnahay, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Patrick Keeffe
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    74
    Occupation
    Lock-keeper
    Address
    Coolnahay, Co. Westmeath