School: Camross, Mountrath (roll number 15933)

Location:
Camross, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Heifearnáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0827, Page 063

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    Long ago there was an old woman living in a little house at the foot of a mountain.

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    before I die with the cold and wet", so when she went up and opened the door who stepped in but her brother John.
    After a few minutes he went into the parlour and said “stay quiet I’m followed" so in a few minutes two men came in so when they saw he wasn’t there they said they would go into the room and sleep for the night.
    When they were asleep John comes out and gets his revolver and slips into the
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mrs M. Collier
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    4
    Address
    Carrowreagh, Co. Laois