School: Glostremin (roll number 15441)
- Location:
- Glasdrumman, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Maire Nic an Bháird
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0212, Page 140
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- About sixty years ago there lived at Castlegara, Ck-on-Shannon a gentleman and Lordlord named Colonel Peyton. At the same time Captain McNamara a native of Limerick who was married to Mrs Peyton - a distant relation of Colonel Peyton's - came occassionally on leave to reside at Letterfine, Ck on Shannon.These two gentlemen arranged a footbal match between their respective admirers. One - McGirl of Mong, Leitrim, Ck on Shannon, - although a tenant of Colonel Peyton's - choose to play with McNamara's team. Now McGirl was a famous player and invariably brought victory to the team with which he played. Colonel Peyton knowing this devised a plan to get him out of the way on the fateful Sunday for which the game was fixed.Sending for McGill on Saturday, he dispatched him with a message to be delivered in Dublin, and to bring back a reply. McGirl had no means of doing the journey but to walk it and fearing to lose his little farm he had no alternative but to do as his(continues on next page)
- Collector
- M.S. Nic an Bháird
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Patrick Ward
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Gowel, Co. Leitrim
