School: Strang's Mills, Kilmacow
- Location:
- Strangsmill, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Richard Rellis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0845, Page 311
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- (continued from previous page)Bishop's Hall and he came on a visit to Bishop's Hall one evening. During the evening when the lord and gentleman were both in good humour from the amount of drink they had taken the talk started on robbers The gentleman told the lord of the famous robber of the district named Freyne. He gave a full account of the daring & courage of Freyne and also told who were robbed & how they were robbed until he fired the Lord's imagination. Freyne was waiting on them all this time and never "budged a peg" but pretended that he never heard of the doings of the robber. The gentleman then told the lord of his interest in Freyne & how he was trying to obtain a pardon for him. Soon after this the same evening the lord prepared to go back to where he was staying. The gentleman went to the door with him & told him to be very careful of himself for he might meet Freyne on the way home. The lord said that he wouldn't be afraid of Freyne and(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Thomas Gaull
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 66
- Address
- Kilmacow, Co. Kilkenny
