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School: Camross, Mountrath

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Camross, Co. Laois
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Pádraig Ó Heifernáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0826, Page 245

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    “Darby's of the Leap Castle. ...”

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    last came on the place, and when they opened it they found hundreds of human skeletons hanging from the spikes. The Darby family on seeing this the Castle and went home to England. In a wood near this Castle there is a tree with the image of a man's face on it. Long ago Darby hung an innocent Catholic boy, from this tree. The image of his face grew on the tree and is there still.
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    “One night a couple of men went to steal apples. ...”

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    One night a couple of men went to steal apples. While they were getting the apples the gate of the orchard opened and a cock crew in the middle of the orchard. The men could see no one. The apple trees were covered with apples but they could not get one. When they were leaving the garden a blast of wind came and lightning flashed. They did not go near the orchard again.
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    “One morning a man was going to a fair. ...”

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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Teresa Dooley
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Informant
    William Steele
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Address
    Glebe, Co. Laois