School: Stranorlar
- Location:
- Stranorlar, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Bean Mhic Giolla Chomhghaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1096, Page 100
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“Long ago murderers and robbers were very common people.”
Long long ago murderers and robbers were very common people.
Some years ago a man was coming through barnes gap.
He was well prepared to meet a robber because he had a bag of gold concealed under his "top" coat, and he had a bag of coppers in his hand. Coming in sight of a little stream he saw a robber giving his horse a drink at it.
The robber came over to the man and asked him for his gold. But instead of giving him the bag of gold he gave him the bag of coppers which he had in his hand.
The robbers took it to be the gold and put it into his sack.
The man seeing his chance leaped upon the robber's horse leaving him to walk his way home.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Sheila Rowan
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs Catherine Bonar
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 66
- Address
- Stranorlar, Co. Donegal