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Séamus Ó Dubhda
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0117, Page 209

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    what a sense of wit and humour Joe possessed.
    Many stories have been told concerning Joe Mór's deeds, particularly of the duels he fought, and it is said that by fighting a duel he won his wife.
    Once, when Joe Mór was passing through Galway he saw a large gathering of people at a crossroads, and he rode up to see what was the matter. He was then told that a duel was about to take place, but that one of the duelists had not yet arrived.
    Some time passed but the other duelist did not arrive, and it was then settled that if he was not
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. penal times (~4,335)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Dorothy Mc Donagh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloontaconnagh, Co. Mayo