School: Camross, Mountrath (roll number 15933)

Location:
Camross, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Heifearnáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0827, Page 049

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0827, Page 049

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    Long ago there was an old man living in a little hut near Glencondra.

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    fire”.
    A long time after this a man came to live in this place so he built the house again. This night the man was asleep so he woke up some part of the night with a fright. He thought he heard some noise in the inside room.
    The next night he heard the same thing so he hot up and dressed himself. Then he went into the room and just as he did an old man walked out of the corner. The man went to strike
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    Language
    English
    Informant
    Matthew Collier
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    56
    Address
    Carrowreagh, Co. Laois