School: Bellewstown (roll number 1120)
- Location:
- Bellewstown, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Uinsionn Ó Draghneáin
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- Collier the Robber was a very tall man there are lots of stories told about him
Once he went into a house near Stamullen and asked a loan of a pound the woman said that she had only ten pound and she said that she had to pay the landlord nine pound and Collier said when is he coming and the woman said to day then Collier said I will bring back every penny if you will give me that pound and the woman gave him the pound he said that he would be back at 2 am that night so the landlord came and the woman gave him the money and night Collier came back and gave the woman the nine pound and a pound extra
- Collector
- Peter Dunne
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Patrick Dunne
- Gender
- Male
