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School: Brownstown (B.), Curragh Camp (roll number 16302)

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Brownstown Upper, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
Michael Ó Comhraidhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0777, Page 013

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    A few years ago Irish soldiers were encamped near the Gibbet Rath on the Curragh. One night as the soldiers were asleep one soldier was on guard outside the encampment. About midnight the soldier was supposed to have seen a man hanging out of a gallows at the Gibbet Rath. When the soldier saw it he is supposed to have gone mad.
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Coy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    12
    Address
    Brownstown Upper, Co. Kildare
    Informant
    Mrs Coy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Brownstown Upper, Co. Kildare