School: Clochar
- Location:
- Clogher, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: M. Ó Gealbháin
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- (continued from previous page)drive his dagger through it.
Jennings took out a bit of silver, laid it on the counter, and stuck his dagger through it. The blade was held by the wood of the counter under the silver coin.
When Jennings could not draw his dagger, Seán stuck him to the heart with his dagger and then cut off his head.
Next day he brought the head to Bingham, but Bingham would give him only 50 s. for it, for he knew it was not a priest's head, but only a school teacher's. Seán brought back the head and threw it into Locán Na gCeann.
After this Seán went through this side of Mayo looking for priests to cut off their heads. I do not know how many priest's heads he sold.
This is how he met his death at the end.
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- Collector
- Micheál Ó Gealbháin
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Pat Keaverey
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 80
- Address
- Ballintober, Co. Mayo
