School: Cortubber

Location:
Cortober, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Mary A. Burke
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  1. (continued from previous page)
    and some people say that on the spot the driver was shot dead
    Determined for to the deed undaunted where they stood
    They lay under cover beneath the trees of Gorton Wood.
    They fired on Lord Leitrim not many words were spoken
    His head was bruised and fractured and one of his arms broken.
    IV
    A man the name of Kinkade remank [?] what he did say.
    He said he saw him in contact with three men dressed in gray.
    And when he heard the shots going off it caused him to look round.
    And when he reached Lord Leitrim he was lifeless on the ground
    And to inform the police to Milford town he ran
    The police came at once to where the deed was done
    Before they arrived they did spy three lifeless on the spot
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. land management (~4,110)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    John Gray
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Mohill, Co. Leitrim