School: Granagh (B.), Brúgh Ríogh (roll number 9927)
- Location:
- Granagh, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Ss. Ó Spiaráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0499, Page 105
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- (continued from previous page)gentleman was only glad to open the door. The boy came out and following the track of the robbers' horses he came to a little camp and looked in the window, and he saw the robbers counting the money inside. He put on the deer's head and stuck it in through the window and went in and gave the table a puck of the deer's head and tossed the money round the camp. The two robbers ran for their lives, he gathered the money and went home, he went home and told his father the story and he gave him the money. The father told the gentleman his son had his trade learned. The gentleman said he should do two things, and if he was not able he would cut off his head. The first thing was that he should take the best horse from the ploughmen. The boy's father was in great trouble when he heard this, but his son laughed and said it was quite simple. He captured six rabbits and he went to where the men were, he left one rabbit off at one corner and another at another corner "didn't I tell you there were rabbits here said one of the men to(continues on next page)
- Collector
- John O' Brien
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Mary Sheehan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 75
- Address
- Ballinleeny, Co. Limerick
