School: Broca
- Location:
- Brockagh Lower, Co. Leitrim
- Teachers: T. Ó Chioráin S. Ó Gallchobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0198, Page 328
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In this district about forty years ago there lived a man who took a delight in playing harmless tricks on his neighbours. John Keany was this man's name. Nearly every day he played some trick and I will now mention one of them.
At that time there lives a man named Bernard McGuire who was never known to give charity to anyone. One night as he was about to retire to bed he heard a knock at the door. On opening the door he found a beggarman outside. the man, who was really John Keany in disguise, entered the house. After he was a few minutes in the house he asked Bernard for a night's lodging be he was refused. He then asked for some money but was refused that also. Bernard then tried to put him out but he would not go.
After a while Bernard put up his hand for a gun that was on the wall. "Leave that there" said John and he pulled a pipe case out of his pocket and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kathleen Keany
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Annagh, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- Thomas Keany
- Relation
- Unknown
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Annagh, Co. Leitrim
