School: Wolfhill (roll number 3457)
- Location:
- Wolfhill, Co. Laois
- Teacher: P. Ó Dubhlainn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0836, Page 330
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- A man named Grant who was a robber travelled all over Ireland. He had a black horse and the name of this horse was "Black Bess". The horse knew all Ireland and was supposed to know any house there was silver or gold in. She would bend down and let the robber alight. When he would have robbed the house of the treasure the horse would bend down again to let him on her back Then when he would be up again the horse would go off quicker than any other horse could gallop. Grant was caught in the end Before he was hanged he told the people that he put all the treasure he robbed into a leather boot that was as long as a man's leg. On the top of this boot there was a diamond necklace worth two(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Daly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Modubeagh, Co. Laois
- Informant
- Mrs Brennan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Modubeagh, Co. Laois
