School: West Waterford Branch I.N.T.O (roll number n/a)
- Location:
- Coshmore and Coshbride, Co. Waterford
- Teacher: James Cashman
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0640, Page 57
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- (continued from previous page)There is a mass rock called "Carraig an Difrean". He stopped there and she could not see him any longer but she suspected that he was one of the robber Brennans. She quickly reported the matter to the police and on that night three of the robbers were arrested. They were tried at Waterford and sentenced to be hanged.
When asked if they had anything to say one of them spoke and asked if there was any Ballyduff man in the crowd and that he had a secret to give him.
There were Ballyduff men present but they were afraid to speak lest it should be thought that they were in league with the robbers.
After a time a woman spoke and said she was from Ballyduff. The robber said "I will not tell any woman my secret for it was a woman who betrayed me, but I will say this much that there is the raising of millions in the hills between Inse an Aifrinn and Carraig na n-Opa. These words created great excitement and from that day till the day(continues on next page)
- Collector
- James Cashman
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Martin Aherne
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Ballyduff, Co. Waterford
