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School: Grangemocler (B.) Carrick-on-Suir (roll number 7595)

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Grangemockler, Co. Tipperary
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Gan ainm / Mícheál Ó Séaghdha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0560, Page 006

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  1. Elliott - A Local Tyrant

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    About eighty or ninety years ago, there lived in the house where David Quinlan is living now a tyrant named Elliott. he was and English planter, and had a lot of soldiers guarding him. He was a great tyrant, and any one he thought was against the English he was hanged in the lawn. One day Elliott was going out on his horse. Just before that he was abusing a man named Lawrence, whom he had working. When (he had working) he was going out Lawrence said to him. "I hope you will break your neck and go to hell". Elliott said "when I am going I will call for you". Then he went out
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. land management (~4,110)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Val Lanigan
    Age
    14
    Address
    Templemichael, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mr Pat Cooney
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    55
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Bleenaleen Lower, Co. Tipperary