Volume: CBÉ 0407 (Part 2)
- Date
- 1937
- Collector
- Location
Archival Reference
The Main Manuscript Collection, Volume 0407, Page 0187
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- (continued from previous page)enjoy such a lunch for a long time previous. When the meal was over Ned picked up a couple of cock pheasants and a brace of woodcock. He told me how to get out of the mountains in safety but warned them to be quick about it and in case they might fall in with the other Raparees he sat down and wrote them a Pass that no man was to molest a hair of their heads.
From that day forward those two officers left no stone unturned trying to get a free pardon for Ned of the Hill. I have just told you how the pardon came too late. ----------------------------------------------
The Mayor of Limerick's lady and daughter went travelling in their coach one day when Ned held them up at Annacarty (Eanach a' chairte or Eanach na Cairte).
You bold outlaw. We have been already robbed by one of your men. He has already taken all our money and jewels.
Ned never saw a more beautiful young lady - not even in France where they say all the beauties are - than the Mayor's daughter. He felt very much distressed that she had been robbed of her jewels and money.
Surely quoth he no outlaw would dare(continues on next page)
- (continued from previous page)enjoy such a lunch for a long time previous. When the meal was over Ned picked up a couple of cock pheasants and a brace of woodcock. He told me how to get out of the mountains in safety but warned them to be quick about it and in case they might fall in with the other Raparees he sat down and wrote them a Pass that no man was to molest a hair of their heads.
From that day forward those two officers left no stone unturned trying to get a free pardon for Ned of the Hill. I have just told you how the pardon came too late. ----------------------------------------------
The Mayor of Limerick's lady and daughter went travelling in their coach one day when Ned held them up at Annacarty (Eanach a' chairte or Eanach na Cairte).
You bold outlaw. We have been already robbed by one of your men. He has already taken all our money and jewels.
Ned never saw a more beautiful young lady - not even in France where they say all the beauties are - than the Mayor's daughter. He felt very much distressed that she had been robbed of her jewels and money.
Surely quoth he no outlaw would dare(continues on next page)
