Scoil: Knockbride (2)

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1. The Fighting Fair of Shercock

   

   Roinn Roinn Postáil

   Informant says that from amongst many others he heard of the Fighting Fair from an old woman called Belsh who used to live beside him. She was over 100 years old when she died, and lived at the time of the fight. She actually heard the shooting at her own home.

   On the day of the fight some Catholics had "stanens" on the street with blackthorn sticks in bundles hidden under them. The fight started with fists and sticks. The first man knocked down was a Belsh from Killcrossbeg. Word was brought home to his mother that he was killed. When she heard the news she said, "Thank God, he did not die a coward."

   The yeomen around the district took their guns and rushed in to quell the riot. They had no authority to fire on the Catholics and asked for an order from Rev. Mc Caffery the Protestant Rector who it is said was a magistrate. He refused to give the order, hence the lines in the old ballad -
   "To Caffery we applied for aid.

   But us he did deny and said,

   (leanann ar an chéad leathanach eile)

   

   Tras-scríofa ag duine dár meitheal tras-scríbhneoirí deonacha.

   Stair Athraigh

   Teanga

   Béarla

   Suíomh

   Searcóg, Co. an Chabháin

   Bailitheoir

   Mr S. Dogherty

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   Fireann

   Seoladh

   Lios Balla, Co. an Chabháin

   Bailitheoir

   Thomas J. Barron

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   Fireann

   Gairm bheatha

   Teacher (Léirítear teidil na ngairmeacha i mBailiúchán na Scol sa bhunteanga inar cláraíodh iad)

   Seoladh

   Cnoca Bríde, Co. an Chabháin

   Faisnéiseoir

   Thomas Lindsay

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   Fireann

   Aois

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   Seoladh

   Cill na Croise Bheag, Co. an Chabháin