School: Camross, Mountrath (roll number 15933)

Location:
Camross, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Heifearnáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0827, Page 214

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    There was once a man and his wife who had two children.

    There was once a man and his wife who had two children. When their father and mother died, they were left a big lot of money. One day they gave the money to a man to take care of them. So the man took great care of them. After a while another man came. He fought with the other man and tool the money from. He took the children to a wood and left them there. That night the snow fell and the children died. The birds carried leaves and put them
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    Language
    English
    Informant
    James Lyons
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Srahanboy, Co. Laois