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School: Mulhuddart (roll number 16675)

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Mulhuddart, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Broin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0790, Page 62

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  1. Place Names - The Lands of Tyrrelstown (continued)

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    Collier's Corner.
    About three hundred yards west of the village on the lands of Huntstown there is a corner on the road known as Collier's corner. It is so called because the famous highwayman named Collier used to wait there for the mail coaches and rob them as they passed by
    Blair's Wall.
    Near Collier's Corner there is a wall called Blair's Wall. It is situated on the lands of Huntstown. It is so called because a man named Blair who was a captain of a body of yeomen was quartered on the people of the village. They began to get impudent. One stormy night they were driven out the village and they camped at a wood about 3 yds from the village. The wall is level with the wood and they camped alongside of the wood where the wall is
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Location
    Tyrrelstown, Co. Dublin
    Collector
    Patrick Byrne
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Damastown, Co. Dublin