School: Camross, Mountrath

Location:
Camross, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Heifernáin
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    There was once a boy who was very wild. ...

    There was once a boy who was very wild. He would stay out every night. One night he lay on top of a hay cock. During the night he heard a woman go around the hay racking her hair. The boy covered himself with the hay and he died in the hay and the cows eat the hay and died.
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    Once upon a time there was a man who had always a deck of cards...

    Once upon a time there was a man who had always a deck of cards in his pocket. One night he was coming home from rambling. He had to pass a graveyard. A man stepped up to him and asked him to play him a rubber.
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    Language
    English
    Informant
    Michael Phelan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    80
    Address
    Rossnaclonagh Outside, Co. Laois