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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Ceann tSáile

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0319, Page 337

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    they had nothing to take they asked the man to tie them again. The innocent man did so not knowing what they meant. When Herd came the bums swore on this man and he hung him on the spot. As he was hanging two doves appeared over him and three[?] flew away. I suppose the murdered man was the third one.
    John Isac Herd was a Justice Peace and was on the bench in Cork city. This day Daniel O Connell said to him "Come down you murderer" So down he had to come. There was another man with him that day Seán Meade of Ballintubbor who followed him down,
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maighread Ní Croínín
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Seán Ó Colmán
    Gender
    Male