School: Manulla (roll number 14544)
- Location:
- Manulla, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Seán Mac an Adhastair
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- (continued from previous page)A short visit is the best one.
- His real name was John Malowney. He used to go around killing priests in the hard times. He got five pounds for the head of every priest. One day a man followed him with a knife and he lay down and pretended he wanted the priest. When the priest came, he attacked him and took of his head and sold it. There was a piece of poetry written over his grave:Here lies John the unruly man
Who rebelled against rope and friar
Such another man never filled a grave
Or such a notorious liarNo man of the name Malowney could be ordained a priest and so the name was(continues on next page)- Collector
- Patrick Masterson
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Manulla, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Patrick Masterson
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 40
- Address
- Manulla, Co. Mayo