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1. Some Remarks Concerning Charles Hawkes (continued)

   

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   holding up the bottle — do you see this Well if you come out fowling with me to day I promise you that for every shot Y I miss you will get a glass of whiskey and for every kill I make I will take a glass. Sure enough John would down his tools clap his hat on his head take the game bag in his hand and follow on after Hawkes thinking he was going to have the deuce of a day. Would he though, in the evening they would be seen returning Charlie in front singing for all he was worth and O Hara trudging on behind has face as mad as thunder and he weighted down with a heavy kill. It was never known Hawkes to miss and therefore poor John had the cold satisfaction of seeing him bottom the bottle. Some of the wise boys of the village gave O Hara a hint or two it was to stab the cartridges here and there with a pin and that this would put him out in the range. Sure enough this was done to a few of the cartridges, and wasn't there cursing the next time. Once out of three times the bird would be missed and then my bold John would have something to lick his lips for. Three or four times during the

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   Language

   English

   Informant

   Peter Brennan

   Gender

   Male

   Occupation

   Farmer

   Address

   Manor, Co. Ros Comáin