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School: Leitir Mhic an Bhaird (Robertson) (roll number 15283)

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Leitir Mhic an Bhaird, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Nábla Nic Amhlaidhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1054, Page 468

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    (continued from previous page)
    and the stick was taken from Séamuisín and he was welted with it and defected. He came home that day marked and bruised. He took his bed and he died soon afterwards.
    There was a band of Mollies' men in the Rosses too. They weren't friendly with the Mollies' men of this district either. It happened that the two bands met in Ballinacarrick Fair one day. The Hub-bub got up and the Letter band chased the Rosses' men. The following fair day the Rosses men came up again to have revenge. The scrimmage that day ended in the sticking of a man with wool shears. He belonged to the Rosses' Mollies' men.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. people
        1. secret societies (~18)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nábla Nic Amhlaidhé
    Gender
    Female
    Occupation
    Múinteoir
    Informant
    Matthew Morrow
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    Over 60
    Address
    Mín an Ghabhann, Co. Donegal