School: Gleann an Dúin - Prison (roll number 17042)
- Location:
- An Príosún Thoir, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Teacher: Máire A. Ní Dhocartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0095C, Page 01_028
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- (continued from previous page)and he lay in wait on the day of the murdered priest's burial. As the funeral procession passed by Seán jumped out on this young priest. The priest ran for his life, but Seán followed him. There was a pedlar named McCann at the funeral and he went in hot pursuit of the two. They were running through a plantation when the priest stumbled and fell. When the pedlar came on them Seán had just fallen on the priest. The pedlar seized the knife as Seán lifted it to stab. He plunged it into Seán's heart and then ran as fast as he could across country and offered his wares for sale at Bingham's door.
By doing so he escaped suspicion.
In those days when it was so hard to be present at Mass people who had a great devotion to the Holy Sacrifice(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
