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School: Tíréaltan, Maghcromtha (roll number 13286)

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Teerelton, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Dd. Ó Murchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0339, Page 174

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    him was that he never robbed from the middle class in fact he was charitable to them.
    Distance was no object to him and once he went to Carriganass Castle near Bantry to rob the landlord there named Barret. As he was entering the Castle with a lighted candle in his hand Barret aimed at the candle and shot his hand.
    As it bled profusely it was easy to track him to his hiding place.
    He was then captured and tried in court. As the judge gave him a sentence of fifteen years imprisonment
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Donal Murphy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Mountmusic, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mr Tim Leahy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    54
    Address
    Mountmusic, Co. Cork