School: Gleann an Dúin - Prison (roll number 17042)
- Location:
- An Príosún Thoir, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Teacher: Máire A. Ní Dhocartaigh
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- (continued from previous page)broke both of his arms and legs. Counsellor McDonnell died and Fitzgerald was charged with his murder. He was found guilty and condemned to be hanged.
Denis Browne was a bitter enemy of George Robert Fitzgerald and tho his reprieve came on the morning fixed for his execution, Denis Browne carried out the sentence and George R. was hanged in Castlebar. The first rope broke and we are told no other man was ever so long on the scaffold.
Great Mower.
There was a Jack Mahon in Ballymahon, Balla parish , who was supposed to have a "charm" for mowing. He would whet his scythe in the morning and mow till night and he could do as much work in one day as two men would do in two days.
Every mower sharpens his scythe before(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary A. O' Doherty
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Patsy Ausboro
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 84
- Address
- An Tamhnach Mhór, Co. Mhaigh Eo
