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School: Corr-Shaileach (roll number 12208)

Location:
Corsallagh, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Ceallaigh
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  1. The Robbers

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    About seventy years ago there lived a band of robbers at Lough Talt and they used rob people going to Ballina. One day a man from this part of the country was coming from Ballina after selling butter. He had a mare with him and when he was coming near Lough Talt one robber man ran out and caught the mare by the bridle and whistled for, but the man hit him on the knuckles with the whip and he let go the bridle, but still kept whistling for the help of other robbers and they were coming, but the man they were trying to catch drove his mare so fast that they could not catch him.
    There is a hillock at Logh Talt yet called "The robbers den".
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. people
        1. robbers (~423)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brigid Mc Intyre
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Leitrim North, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Pat Mc Intyre
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Leitrim North, Co. Sligo