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School: Cnoc Aoibhinn (Mount Pleasant) (C.) (roll number 13501)

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Mountpleasant, Co. Mayo
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Bean Mhic Géaraidh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0090, Page 197

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  1. A Priest-Hunter - Seán na Sagart (continued)

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    after the priest. The priest tripped over a little boy who was coming in, but he got away. They ran towards Partry and the pedlar followed them. They came to a small stream and the priest tipped over a briar, and Seán fired at him but it did him no harm. Then the pedlar shouted to the priest "An sgian, an sgian" Then the priest thought o the dagger and he flung it at Seán and it stuck in his neck. Seán told the pedlar to draw it out but the pedlar drove it farther in and killed him.
    When Bingham heard that Seán was dead he sent his soldiers to bury the body in Ballyheane grave
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
        1. Seán na Sagart (~51)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eileen Prendergast
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballyglass, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Michael Looskan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rathnacreeva, Co. Mayo