School: Bellewstown (roll number 1120)

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1. Collier the Robber

   

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   Michael Collier was a highway man hated by all nobles. He used to make fal.. men and place guns in their hands. When he would meet a mail coach he would demand the money of the occupants. If it was refused he would tell his men to take aim and and in that way he would obtain the money.
   When he would have enough he would distribute it among the poor.
   One day when he was escaping from the soldiers, he saw a woman washing a barrel churn at Lisdornan he told her he had know where to go. She put him into it and when the soldiers came and asked her did she see see him she said he was gone down the road.
   When the soldiers were gone she took him out from under it. He gave her a purse of money and she never wanted after. He lived at Grenanstown. But after all his plundering he died very poor.
   Collier was a robber Collier was a thief Collier came to my house and stole a piece of beef I went to Collier's house and Collier was in bed I up with

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   History Edit

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Patrick Collier

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Dardistown, Co. Meath

   Informant

   Tom Collier

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   74

   Occupation

   Herd