School: Camross, Mountrath (roll number 15933)
- Location:
- Camros, Co. Laoise
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Heifearnáin
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“Long ago, a farmer sent his son John to the fair with a cow.”
(continued from previous page)into their pockets John rode away with their horse. When the farmer saw John coming home he asked him "how did my cow turn into a horse"? Then John told him all about the robbers.
There were bags in the saddle for holding money. When the farmer opened these bags he found £500 in silver and gold, He also found two silver pistols. He said to John "O John, O John, you have well sold my cow. The farmer was delighted with Johns bargin.
- Informant
- James Lyons
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 58