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1. The Redmond Eviction (continued)

   

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   and Redmond pulled a five-chamber revolver out of his pocket and fired point blank at him. He lit a screech and fell dead on the yard. Redmond then let a roar out of himself and ran in around the kitchen with the gun and the revolver in his had and told everyone who had nothing to do with the Maddocks to clear out. They all cleared out only Maddock and his wife and his son and daughter. Redmond then put up the revolver and he shot Maddock and then the daughter roared at him imploring him not to shoot her saying that she was the servant girl. Then Redmond fired at the mother and shot her. Then the daughter said "Oh Mother Mother you are shot" Redmond knew then that she was the daughter and he shot her and afterwards the son.

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   History Edit

   Date

   16 July 1936

   Item type

   Lore

   Language

   English

   Writing mode

   Handwritten

   Writing script

   Roman script

   Informant

   • Seán Dillon