School: Síolach (roll number 12266)
- Location:
- Sheelagh, Co. Louth
- Teacher: S. Ó Gnímh
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- (continued from previous page)as he had the rhyme said he rose on a fly out of the bed & the next place he landed was in a big wine store in London, with nothing on him but his shirt.
In the morning when the manager came tothe wine stone, thinking Seán was a burglar he sent for the police & Seán was taken away to stand his trial.
His trial came off & Seán was sentenced to be hanged. He was then taken out & tied, lying on the bed of a cart, and taken away to where the scaffold was erected. There was a big crowd of people following the cart & when they landed at the scaffold the hangman was preparing the rope & with that, a little(continues on next page)- Informant
- Seán Mac Dairmada
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 43
- Occupation
- Fear poist
- Address
- Rassan, Co. Louth