School: Clochar
- Location:
- Clogher, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: M. Ó Gealbháin
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- (continued from previous page)the dagger. "But if you give me your dagger" says Johnny "I'll give you a loaded pistol and you can shoot him with it".
"All right" said Seán.
Johnny put a wad of tow into the barrel of the pistol. He then filled the rest of barrel with water and then he put another wad of tow outside to keep in the water. In this way he made the pistol useless.
Johnny returned to the priest with Seán's dagger.
That evening when the priest was blessing the grave he saw Seán coming and a pistol in his hands. To get away from Seán's pistol, for he did not know it was useless, the priest made off in the direction of Cluancoc. Seán saw him and followed him. Johnny Mc Cann followed Seán.
The priest was very supple and Seán was not overtaking him. So he shouted to Aran Andrews to stop(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Micheál Ó Gealbháin
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Pat Keaverey
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 80
- Address
- Ballintober, Co. Mayo
