School: Monknewton (roll number 9696)
- Location:
- Monknewtown, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Maighréad Ní Mhurchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0713, Page 502
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- Collier was a great highwayman in Meath in the last century. He took money from the rich and gave to the poor. My aunt told me the following about him :-
One day he went into a house and asked for a cup of tea. The woman said she would give it to him in welcome. He gave her money that she could live on for her life time.
One day the guards were after him trying to catch him. He went into a field where there was men digging potatoes. The men put him in a bag and covered him up. They hardly had him covered when the guards were in field. They did not notice him under the sacks. They taught it was a sack of potatoes. He gave them money for hiding him.
One day the police were after him and he jumped into the Boyne and swam(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kevin Duggan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Dowth, Co. Meath
