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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0119, Page 13

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  1. A Notorious Priest-Hunter

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    The proudest boast of the Irishmen of the West was of their firm devotion to the Faith implanted in their ancestors by St. Patrick, all during the terrific Penal Code.
    People were bribed to give information about Priests and a man named Seán Maloney or "Seán an t-Sagairt" was employed by the British Government as a spy.
    He worked in the South of Mayo and after in the districts surrounding Kiltimagh and he got £5 for every Priest's head he got for the Government.
    Maloney had helpers and often the Priests were captured saying Mass in the
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. penal times (~4,335)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brigid Morley
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kiltimagh, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    James O' Regan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kiltimagh, Co. Mayo