Scoil: Knockbride (2)

Ar an leathanach seo

1. The Fighting Fair of Shercock

   

   Roinn Roinn Postáil

   School: Knockbride (2)
   Location: Knockbride, Co. Cavan
   Teacher: T.J. Barron
   Collector: Mr S. Dogherty, male
   Occupation: teacher
   Address: Lisball, Co. Cavan
   Collector: Thomas J. Barron, male
   Occupation: teacher
   Address: Knockbride, Co. Cavan
   Informant: Phil and John Crossan, male, age 70
   Address: Tattyreagh
   Langauge: English
   Location: Sherlock

   Transcription:
   Informants: - Phil and John Crossan (70) of Tattyreagh, Bailieboro

   The Fighting Fair of Sherlock. (Collect in collaboration with Mr. S. Dogherty of Lisball) Informants father knew of a man whose life was saved by a book in his pocket stopping a bullet fired at him by a yeoman.
   Some days after the Fighting Fair, some yeomen gathered into Billy Wimp's intending to make a fresh attack on the Catholics. One of the men laid his gun against the counter in the shot. A little girl without knowing the danger of what she was doing, lifts the gun and pointed it at Mrs. Wimp who was behind the counter and said "This is the was I would shoot a Baptist". The gun went off and blew away part of the woman's face. She had to lie in bed the rest of her life and was never seen by neighbors except once by accident, when someone saw her in her bedroom with a bandage round her head.

   Collector's Note: Amongst Protestants it is said that when the fight began some yeomen were surrounded in Billy Wimp's house. They were without ammunition and a daughter of Wimp's went to a neighboring house to get some. She got it, but on her way back she was so badly[...]

   (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

   Inscne

   Fireann

   Gairm bheatha

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

   Seoladh

   Lios Balla, Co. an Chabháin

   Bailitheoir

   Thomas J. Barron

   Inscne

   Fireann

   Gairm bheatha

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

   Seoladh

   Cnoca Bríde, Co. an Chabháin

   Faisnéiseoir

   John Crossan

   Inscne

   Fireann

   Aois

   70

   Seoladh

   An Táite Riabhach, Co. an Chabháin

   Faisnéiseoir

   Phil Crossan

   Inscne

   Fireann

   Aois

   70

   Seoladh

   An Táite Riabhach, Co. an Chabháin