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School: Loch gCarman (Christian Bros.)

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Wexford, Co. Wexford
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Br. Ó Héilighe
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  1. The Protestant Murderer

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    In the Penal days, there was a man walking along the road near Wexford town. He was an English Protestant; he had a billhook in his hand. A little in front of him walked a priest. When the protestant came nearer, he took the bill-hook from behind his back and cut the priests head off. He then threw the bill-hook under a bush and ran away.
    Some years after the man was coming by the place where he had thrown the bill-hook. He fell over it & it cut the foot clean off him.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. penal times (~4,335)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mrs Creane
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    66
    Address
    Wexford, Co. Wexford