School: Kinsealy (C.)
- Location:
- Kinsaley, Co. Dublin
- Teacher: Mrs Garvey
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- (continued from previous page)his processions. Of course the mask man was none other than "Collier the Robber". He returned to the woman and handed her 5 golden sovereigns and rode away wishing her A Happy Christmas.(continues on next page)
- The following is another story of Collier the Robber. Collier received imformation that another masked and armed man was holding up the Stage Coaches, and worse than that he found out this man not only took their valubles, but molested and treated them cruely. Collier could not stand for that. He got another trail found out his name was Freeney. About this time the farmer's had to send to the Banks to draw out some money to pay their men. But they were afraid of being held up and robbed. Collier now disguised himself and sought work with the farmer's. When they all met together each seemed to be afraid to go to the Bank. Collier at once volunteered to go. He asked for the worse horse in the place and set off. When a few miles off at a turn in the road he(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Labhras Ó Dairdhéis
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 40
- Address
- Kinsaley, Co. Dublin
