School: Camross, Mountrath (roll number 15933)
- Location:
- Camros, Co. Laoise
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Heifearnáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0827, Page 037
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“Long ago there was a little shop or hotel on the top of Glenkit Mountain.”
Long ago there was a little shop or hotel on the top of Glenkit mountain. The people of long ago used to go to the fairs and markets across the mountains.
All the people used to get a drop of tea coming home at this shop. The name of the man that owned this shop was Patrick Dowling. He was a very well off man and had plenty of money.
When this man was was young he got married. After the first child was born his wife(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Thomas Dunne
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 55
- Address
- An Chlais, Co. Laoise