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School: Fergus View, Lissycasey (roll number 10322)

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Caherea, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Pádraig Mac Gearaidh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0606, Page 454

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  1. Aill a' Mhurder

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    In the parish of Lissycasey, in the townland of Lanna there is a very steep cliff called "Aill a Mhurder". On top of this cliff long ago there were three houses with three sets of robbers in them. The old road to Ennis ran by the top of the cliff, and its path can still be seen.
    One evening a man was coming home from the town of Ennis & when he came near the cliff he was caught by the robbers, and he was thrown down the cliff, with the horse and cart. The sign of the horse's hooves and the sign of the blood of the man are still in the stone. They used to rob people coming home from town and let them down the cliff.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. people
        1. robbers (~423)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    John Moran
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    14
    Address
    Lanna, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Michael Moran
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Lanna, Co. Clare