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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0549, Page 102

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  1. The Shooting of George Ealy (continued)

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    got his gun and made bullets out of an old metal pot. Ealy was crossing the fields one day when James Delany Junior shot off his right arm. A man named John Lupton came upon the scene but was unable to stop the blood and Ealy died.
    That night the police went Jim had not arrived home after shooting. The policeman had a small cap with him which he had found near the dead man's body.
    The Delaneys were rearing a small orphan boy named Mick Daniels who when he saw the
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. land management (~4,110)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Philomena Tobin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Parkmore, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mr John Delaney
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Address
    New Road, Co. Tipperary