School: Clochar na Trócaire, Béal Átha na mBuillí

Location:
Strokestown, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
An tSr. M. Olivia
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    you were churning when you tried to kill the clock with your foot well that was me".
    The husband and sons came in and the man had to fight hard to save his life.
    He never went that road after.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. A Story of the Penal Days
    In the Penal days there was a priest going to be hanged outside the village of Cootehall, and a great crowd of soldiers gathered lest he might escape, and all the faithful gathered on the opposite hill.
    They made up a plan that if they could get a good marksman to shoot the hang-man then they would rush in and free the priest.
    It happened that one man came forward, he was more or less intoxicated, but he was a crack shot.
    He took the gun and fired and killed the hang-man.
    The enemy got confused and frightened and so they ran. Then the Catholics ran in and freed the priest
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. penal times (~4,335)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Betty Murray
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Strokestown, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    William Madden
    Age
    68
    Address
    Farnbeg, Co. Roscommon