School: Tallanstown (roll number 2746)
- Location:
- Tallonstown, Co. Louth
- Teacher: E. Mac Gráinnne
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- Collector
- Colman O Brien
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Tallonstown, Co. Louth
- Informant
- Mrs O Brien
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Tallonstown, Co. Louth
- There are some old stories told now. There is one told about Collier the Robber. Collier was a highway man he robbed the mail running between Dublin and Belfast. He used to rob the rich of their money and give it to the poor.
The landlord took a cow from a poor woman and sold it. Collier met him coming home and he robbed the(continues on next page)