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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0994, Page 213

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  1. An Incident Connected with the Shooting of Bell, a Local Landlord

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    Down in Glancurren there lived a family named Farrellys. At that time Mr Bell was a tyrannous landlord who earned the just anger of his tenants by his severity in dealing with them. At the time he was shot a large sum of money was promised to anyone who could give any information about the shooting. One day a man named Dolan, the person who shot Bell came into Farrelly's house and asked for his breakfast. While his breakfast was a preparing one of the family left the house and went to tell the police. He was about to sit down to eat when the girl said to him, "It's seldom a fish loses his life for his breakfast." At these words the man suspected something and immediately he saw the police coming into the yard. He made off as fast as he could
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Sorahan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilnaleck, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mr James Sorahan
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    76
    Address
    Kilnaleck, Co. Cavan