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School: Ballybay (B.) (roll number 10574)

Location:
Béal Átha Beithe, Co. Mhuineacháin
Teacher:
C. Mac Pártholáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0938, Page 259

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    About the year 1827 a character known as "Jack the Ripper" made his appearance in Ballybay. This fearsome man armed with a scythe blade used to waylay and rob people on their way home from the fairs and markets. Once in the Laragh lane he put the eye out of one Mrs Jane Mc Clelland, and cut the ear of a Mr Jack Murphy, both these people residing in the Ballintra district. These acts so enraged the people that they turned out "en-masse", and scoured the countryside until they found him. They turned him over to the authorities and this was the last was heard of "Jack the Ripper".
    The most notorious character in the history of Ballybay was one, Sam Gray, born about the year 1780. As a youth he was wilful and head-strong, and so he continued
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    Topics
    1. gníomhairí (~1)
      1. pearsana stairiúla (~5,068)
      2. daoine
        1. robálaithe (~423)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mrs Wiggens
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    91
    Address
    Béal Átha Beithe, Co. Mhuineacháin