School: Teampall Mhuire
- Location:
- Carbad Beg, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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- (continued from previous page)stand in his place if he was not there. So Bourke told him he would. As he was a heavy looking man and a freize coat on him. No one knew him. As he threw off his heavy freize coat and entered the ring, they began to think that he was some thing beyond the ordinary man, so that they agreed to fight with the pistols.So as Bourke was the best shot to be got, the first two shots they fired, the two bullets met each other. Then some of the Englishman tried to get Bourke to settle it before they would fire again. As Bourke was insulted by them, he told them he would not, that he'd never(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Margaret Rogers
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Rathbaun, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Michael Rogers
- Relation
- Unknown
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Rathbaun, Co. Mayo
