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   district. The black thief told the boy he would have to come with him one night to rob that man. They went and waited until the people of the house went to sleep. The black thief brought a bag and a rope with him. He told the boy he would have to go down the chimney by a rope and gather all the money he could and put it in the bag and he told him to tie the bag to the end of the rope and that he would take it up. Then he would let down the rope again and take him up. When the little boy had all the money gathered, he tied the bag to the end of the rope and the thief pulled it up. Then he went away with the money and left the boy there. The boy tried every way to get out but he could not and he got a bullock's skin under the stairs and he put it on himself and began making noise through the house. The man of the house wakened and came down the stairs with his revolver to see what was making the noise. When he saw what was in the kitchen he asked in the name of God! what was there? The little boy said that it was

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   Language

   English

   Collector

   Patrick Feeney

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Sheskin, Co. Leitrim

   Informant

   John Feeney

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   49

   Address

   Sheskin, Co. Leitrim