Quinlan lived at Annacarty where he had a snug farm. He was a strong farmer by all accounts. He was evicted & turned out a highway man. He swore he'd shoot every one that had hand, act or part in evicting him & every one who grabbed a sod of his land. He shot seven of them in all & escaped every time. You couldn't escape him. He came down the chimney to shoot one man. He entered a porty by a side window one night & shot another of the men he had the vendetta against. He was arrested a few times but overpowered his guard & got off.

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

Larry Doyle would always call for the holy water when he'd be at the foundations. The priests house in Aughracren was built on a graveyard and they say the curate used to bleed out of the ears but sure it wasn't his fault that the house was built on a graveyard (see p.26)Cud QuinlanCud was only a nick-name. He had a nice little coat on at school one day and he said it was Miss Cud that made it. Cud was only a soubriquet (x). He was a very respectable man but he was blackguarded and couldn't help what he died. He promised the priest in Annacarty - a Father Mullaney - that he'd come to Confession on a certain day. The day came and the priest was hearing. He could Cud in the chapel beating his breast - terribly sorry you would say. The priest waited on but Quinlan had no notion to coming into the box. When the priest come out after waiting a long time, he was gone without tale or tidings.
The priest was riding his horse along the road some time after....Quinlan got in over the ditch from him. The priest called after him and asked him why he didn't come in to Confession that day. Quinlan answered. There is another man over here that I must manage.
Mise: Did you know him? Mrs Ryan: Not at all. He was dead before I was born. He was arrested soon after
(X) Mrs Ryan was once a teacher