School: Gráig (2) (roll number 3402)
- Location:
- Graigueadrisly, Co. Laois
- Teacher: M. Ní Laighean
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- About a hundred years ago a man was hanged in Rathdowney for being a Croppy Boy. He was hanged by the High Sherriff from Portlaoighise. He was hanging for two hours before he died, and during that time the Sherriff had his back turned to him and was reading a news paper.
When he was dead he was thrown into the grave and roast lime was thrown on top of him so that his flesh boiled up.- Collector
- Kieran Bowe
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Graigueadrisly, Co. Laois
- Informant
- Con Finn
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 55
- Occupation
- Smith
- Address
- Graigueadrisly, Co. Laois