School: Achadh Fobhair (roll number 13853)
- Location:
- Aghagower, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Hannah T. Kevilla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0088E, Page 07_021
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- Seán na Sagart was a man who was paid by the English for killing priests. The English used to give Seán five pounds for every priest's head he used to give them. One day Seán followed a priest and the priest ran as fast as he could. There was a beggar man passing by and he told the priest to stand and the priest got courage. Seán fired his knife and it stuck in the heel of the priest's shoe. The priest turned around and he took the knife and Seán na Sagart and the priest caught each other and the priest knocked him down. The priest would not have killed Seán na Sagart but for the beggar(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Thomas O Malley
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lackaun, Co. Mayo
