School: Bun Machan
- Teacher: Íde, Bean Uí Chobhthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0648, Page 248
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- Daniel Gambon
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Templeyvrick, Co. Waterford
- Informant
- William Gambon
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- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Templeyvrick, Co. Waterford
- Crotty the robber robbed and murdered for a long time but at last he was caught. His downfall was brought about by a false friend who wished to get the reward offered for his capture. Crotty had a cave in the mountains to which nobody could enter except himself. There was a lake in front of the cave and his horse was trained to swim across it. Whenever the soldiers were after him he used to turn his horse's shoes the wrong way in order to mislead them. But once they tracked him to his lair and(continues on next page)
