School: Listowel (B.) (roll number 1797)
- Location:
- Listowel, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Brian Mac Mathúna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0405, Page 438
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- (continued from previous page)the cross-roads. On their way home they saw a man dead on the road-side. Policemen came on and they asked the first brother who killed the man and he said "We three". They asked the second brother why did they kill this man and he said "We want money". They said to the third brother "Ye will be hanged for this" and he asnwered "We don't care". The policemen took the three men to jail. When they came before the judge it was found out that they had only that bit of English so they were let off.
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- Collector
- Gerald Doyle
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Garryantanvally, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Johanna Curtin
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 95
