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    number of years and then migrated to America. Long after he had gone, a letter was sent to his cousin in England, that the reason the police never caught him was that he was under their eyes all the time. In other words the lived next door to the police barracks and the smoke from the 'still' went up their chimney, via a hole he had made from his flue into theirs.
    Got from P Coyle
    Cornaleen
    Shercock
    County Cavan
    Aged 75 years
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Location
    Shercock, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    P. Coyle
    Gender
    Unknown
    Age
    75
    Address
    Cornaleen, Co. Cavan