School: Tír Dhá Ghlas (Terryglass) (roll number 13436)
- Location:
- Terryglass, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Seán Ó Gliasáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0531, Page 001
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- About two hundred years ago there lived in North Tipperary a famous rapparee known as William Brennan. This rapparee robbed the nobles and lords and rich men he met with, but he never robbed a poor person.
This robber mostly robbed by night and rested by day. It is said that he was resting with his horse in Drominagh near Lough Derg and he had a bag of gold with him.
One of the members of the Biggs family came upon him and stole the bag of gold. It is said that with this money a bridge was built over the Ballyfinboy river at Drominagh. A stone slab is still to be seen in this bridge which still(continues on next page)- Collector
- James Ryan
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Michael Ryan
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 63