School: Clochar
- Location:
- Clogher, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: M. Ó Gealbháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0095, Page 1
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- There lived in Ballyheane a man named John Mollowney. When John was a young man he was a horse stealer. In those days it was a hanging crime to steal a horse.
The hangman who was named Bingham lived in Newbrook.
Bingham heard of John and was going to hang him but he changed his mind and gave him the job of priest hunting.
Every priest that John would kill he was to cut the head off him and to bring it to Bingham. Bingham would give him a reward of five pounds for it.
Bingham would give back the head to John and John would throw it into a lake. This lake is now called Lochán na Gceann. It is near Aille, within a few hundred yards of the road going from here to Westport.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Micheál Ó Gealbháin
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Pat Keaverey
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 80
- Address
- Ballintober, Co. Mayo
