School: Clochar
- Location:
- Clogher, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: M. Ó Gealbháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0095, Page 129
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- (continued from previous page)boys to play "The Peeler and The Goat, when they were present.
At a land-league meeting in Coill-a Bhaile, the police charged the Band with batons; but the Bandsmen succeeded in bringing their drums and instruments safely away.
When a meeting in Belcarra was proclaimed, and a large force of police attended to prevent its being held; Tommie brought his band up stairs in his own house in the centre of the village; and they rattled away at "The Peel & The Goat" in their "seven bests", until the police becoming enraged burst in the door of the house charged up stairs and attacked the Bandsmen, trying to rip open the drum with their penknives. That was the "closest shave" our drum ever had" Tommie told me this very day(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Micheál Ó Gealbháin
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Tommie Naughton
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 80
- Address
- Ballycarra, Co. Mayo
