School: Camross, Mountrath
- Location:
- Camross, Co. Laois
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Heifernáin
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“The proper name for Moll Joe's hill is...”
(continued from previous page)He never stopped till he drank four half gallons. "That's grand ale" said Pim, "and only that I'm in a hurry I'd wait to take a good drink of it.
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“Johnny Carroll Shrahane Camross was coming with turf from Lacca Bog. ...”
Johnny Carroll Shrahane Camross was coming with turf from Lacca Bog. He was passing by a field owned by Tynan then (now owned by a man named Cordial) when a saw what he firmly believes to be - the Good People in this said field. They appeared as if they were playing. The field he said was alive with them, They were about one fort high. - Informant
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- Age
- 60
- Address
- Camross, Co. Laois
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“One day a man was getting a coulter of a plough...”
One day a man was getting a coulter of a plough mended at Cordials forge in Cappanarra. When the job was done he put the coulter on his shoulder to go home. Tim Cordial asked him to come in for a game of Cards. The people of the(continues on next page)