School: Mullingar (Pres. Convent) (roll number 934)

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1. The Hanging of Brian Seery for the Attempted Murder of Sir Francis Hopkins (continued)

   

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   Mullingar to Castletown, and the men carried the bier on their shoulders in turn, to the grave. He was buried in the gaol, but a few years after he was taken up, and buried in Hopestown.
   The man who did commit the crime, confessed to the truth to Bishop Cantwell on the evening before Brian died was hung. But the Bishop told him not to got down to the gaol or he would be hung along with Brian because a man was never released after the trial even if he was proved innocent.

   The above was told to me
   Mr Tom Fagan
   Springfield
   Mullingar
   Aged 86 years

   Written by.
   Kathleen Burke
   5 St John's Tce.
   Mullingar.

   

   Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.

   History Edit

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Kathleen Burke

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Mullingar, Co. Westmeath

   Informant

   Mr Tom Fagan

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   86

   Address

   Springfield or Spittlefield, Co. Westmeath