School: Clochar
- Location:
- Clogher, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: M. Ó Gealbháin
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- (continued from previous page)The is why this John Mollowney was called "Seán Na Sargart" which means John of the Priests.
Nancy Mollowney was Sean's sister. She married a man from Skehana named Loftus. Sean killed the first man in her house.
Nancy had a public house in Skehana. A school teacher named Jennings used to visit her house every night for a drink.
Sean used to visit her often. One night Sean was in the house when Jennings came in. Sean started drinking with him. But he only wanted to kill him.
Sean knew that Jennings had a dagger hidden in his clothes and he thought of a plan to get the dagger from him.
He bet him a pound that he would not take out a piece of silver, lay it on the counter and(continues on next page)- Collector
- Micheál Ó Gealbháin
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Pat Keaverey
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 80
- Address
- Ballintober, Co. Mayo