School: Camross, Mountrath
- Location:
- Camross, Co. Laois
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Heifernáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0826, Page 208
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“There was once a tramp going along the road...”
There was once a tramp going along the road and he got benighted as he was passing by a grave-yard and he went in and lay down under a tombstone to sleep for the night when he awoke in the morning he found he was sleeping on a poet's grave and on it was written; Kneel down and pray as you pass by. For as you are now so you will be so be content and follow me. The tramp after pausing for a while he pulled out a pencil and wrote under; To follow you I am content but I'm damned if I know which way you went.
- Collector
- Seán Kilmartin
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 12
- Address
- The Derries, Co. Laois
- Informant
- James Kilmartin
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 45
- Address
- The Derries, Co. Laois
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“Once there was a man and he dreamt that...”
Once there was a man and he dreamt that there was a pot of gold in a field near his house. When he was going to dig for it he was to kill something.
One night himself and a few other men went to dig for it. They killed a cock.(continues on next page) - Collector
- Teresa Dooley
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 15
- Address
- Coolrain, Co. Laois
- Informant
- Jacob Fairbrother
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Coolrain, Co. Laois