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School: Tinnahinch, Mountmellick (roll number 9892)

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Tinnahinch, Co. Laois
Teacher:
S. Ní Bhradáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0825, Page 023

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    stole from the rich people and in some cases they paid the rent for poor widows. From time to time some of the robbers were captured. They hid in the den, they were daylight robbers and they robbed during the day as well as in the night.If a person were walking past the den he could scarcely see the den as the heather is all grown up over it. There is a ring of stones around the den. The den was dug by the robbers for their booty.Tourists go to see the robbers den.No one ever went to look for the gold since the robbers left it, The name of their leader was Captain Grant.Some of the robbers were hanged in Maryborough.
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Location
    The Cut, Co. Laois
    Collector
    Annie Conroy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tinnahinch, Co. Laois
    Informant
    Mr Conroy
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tinnahinch, Co. Laois