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School: Strang's Mills, Kilmacow

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Strangsmill, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Richard Rellis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0845, Page 314

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    pointing to Freyne. The lord would not believe this. Freyne took out the two pistols & showed them to him & then took the money out of his pocket & showed that also. The lord was inclined to be vexed at first but he knew that he had given his word so in the end he joined in the laugh against himself and after staying in Ireland for a few months he went back home to England. He succeeded in obtaining a pardon for Freyne & sent it to Ireland to the gentleman who gave it to Freyne the Robber himself.
    This Freyne was supposed to have a den on Tory Hill. (cnoc an Torac or the Robber's Hill)
    In Bishop's Hall there were four candlesticks that had four cloven hoofs as legs.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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