School: Béal Átha 'n Fheadha (B.) (roll number 13631)
- Location:
- Ballina, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: D. P. Ó Cearbhaill
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- (continued from previous page)hit them with the stick and killed four of them, but the rest ran away. The farmer came then to see what was wrong. "You know very well whats wrong" said the tailor "You put all the dogs into my room to kill me" "I did not" said the farmer getting afraid and tried to get out the door. But the tailor caught him by the throat and began to choke him. "I will give you £50 if you let me go" said the farmer "Give me a £100 and I will let you go" said the tailor. "I will not" said the farmer. The tailor began to squeeze harder "I will give you the £100 he said". The tailor let go and the farmer hit him a wallop and stunned him. When he came to he was tied up in a room. Then the farmer came in and told him that he would be killed in two nights time. When the two nights passed the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Ollie Walshe
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballina, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mr J Walshe
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballina, Co. Mayo
