School: Cill Loiste (Killusty), Fíodh Árd (roll number 16111)
- Location:
- Killusty North, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Mheacháir
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0557, Page 572
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- In a townland named Ballyeookey near Tipperary town a terrible tyrant named William Seully was landlord. He demanded a very high rent of his tenants and if they could not pay it, he levelled the house to the ground with a "battering ram". One day he came to evict a family and brought a number of police (with) and his agent with him. As soon as they entered the house, some of the people opened fire on them, from an outhouse killing Gorman, the agent, and one of the police. They had intended to kill Seully but he wore a coat of mail always, so they could not kill him. The police were so surprised, that they forgot the shooters and they all escaped. From that attack these verses were made:-
Did you fear of William Seully,
Says the shan van vocht,
He had steel upon his belly,
Says the shan can vocht.
O' twas there we had the fun,
With our double - barrelled gun,
And we made the bobbies run,(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Michael Halpin
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Patrick Ryan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 80
- Address
- Boolagh, Co. Tipperary
