School: Moyne (C.), An Teampoll Mór (roll number 8733)
- Location:
- An Mhaighean, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Teacher: Johanna Griffin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0551, Page 176
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“There was a high-way man named Jer Grant...”
There was a high-way man named Jer Grant who used to steal from the rich and give to the poor. A great plan of his was to go into the farmers' stables and take the best horse that was there and ride away. It is said that he hid a gold watch in the bog of Allen.
- Collector
- Mary Cormack
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Baile Uí Eirc, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Informant
- William Cormack
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Baile Uí Eirc, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- There were three men one time an Irishman, Englishman, Scottish man who were accused of stealing. The English man stone a cow and the Scottish man stole a horse and the Irish man stole a cart. When the English man was asked in court where he got the cow, he said he had her since she was a calf. The Scottish man said he had the horse since he was a foal. The(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Ryan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Lisín, Co. Thiobraid Árann