School: Coosan (roll number 9435)
- Location:
- Coosan, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: T. Ní Ghiollanríogh
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- There were three high way men who lived in Coosan Long ago near Athlone. Names Hutton and Dutton and Donald O'Learry.
They had a horse each and used to work for one another.
Hutton and Dutton said that Donald O'Leary's house was too old and was killing theirs. They went one night and killed O'Lear horse. When O'Leary went out in the morning and found his horse dead in his stable. He said nothing but dragged the horse out and skinned him.
He had six sovereigns and went to a fair to sell it. He got upon a box and said it was composed of gold. He hit it with a stick and a coin rolled out. A few man offered him £100(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Peter Malone
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Coosan, Co. Westmeath
