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1. John Fee and John Flanagan (continued)

   

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   When they entered in the slaughter-house.
   Fee struck a cruel blow
   With an awful cry poor Flanagan.
   He reeled unto the floor.
   Then the murderer cut his throat
   And laid him in his gore.
   He buried him with candle light
   And strewed his clothes with lime
   Expecting that there would be no trace
   Of the body or the crime.

   He built a dunghill on the top.
   And felt all was secure.
   Until one day two lads there came.
   To draw away manure.
   And one of them he sunk the fork.
   Much deeper in the ground.
   Unto the boy's amazement a human foot he found.
   He flung his fork in horror.
   And off he dashed in fright.
   He told the police who came around
   And arrested Fee that night

   Two monaghan jurors disagreed
   Though brave and honest men.
   For the murder of Flanagan
   Joe Fee was tried again

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   History Edit

   Language

   English

   Collector

   John Toal

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Conachadh, Co. Mhuineacháin

   Informant

   James Smyth

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   65

   Address

   Cill Laobháin, Co. Mhuineacháin