Volume: CBÉ 0220 (Part 1)

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1. Evictions (continued)

   

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   might anyhow they got two revolvers and they went to the house about midnight and they looked into the house through the window and there they could see the landlord himself and his friends comprising a man his woman one daughter of about twenty four or five and a cripple son of about seventeen or eighteen. They were all laughing and talking and enjoying themselves immensely and this made Kelly's blood boil and he couldn'y stand it any longer and he made a [?] for the foor and opened it with wan kick and pushed her into the entry wall. The daughter knew what was up the first minute and she rushed for the door and says "I'm the servant girl let me out". But there was no draw back in Kelly and he levelled his revolver at her and shot her dead on the mortal shot. The mother jumps on them and she got the same dose and then to father. Then Kelly came face to face with the landlord and his teeth ground and he said to himself that shooting wouldn't be good enough for him so he

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   History Edit

   Date

   30 June 1936

   Item type

   Lore

   Language

   English

   Writing mode

   Handwritten

   Writing script

   Roman script

   Informant

   • Bean Uí Bhuitléir