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School: Cloonacool (roll number 4802)

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Cloonacool, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Seán Ó Blioscáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0171, Page 008

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    In olden times the people of this part of the country had to travel long distances to fairs with their stocks. It was not very safe travelling in those day, as they were often robbed coming home. There were a few men coming home from the fair of Newtowngore. It was night when they reached Wellmount. They were held up there by robbers and all their money was taken. The robbers went to count the money on a rock not far from there. They fell out among themselves dividting it and one of them was killed. There are blood stains on the rock. It is called the robbers rock ever since.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. the great famine (~4,013)
    2. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridget Bradley
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mike Bradley
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male