School: Loch gCarman (Christian Bros.)

Location:
Wexford, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Br. Ó Héilighe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0881, Page 003

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    on three legs and a hook out of the top of it to hang the people to. He also used to hang the people out of the back-band of cars, He used do this by throwing a big stone in the tail of the car and then the shafts would point sky-wards. Then he would hang the person out of the back-band.
    Paddy Morris also remembered the pitch-capping of the priests. The Yeos used to put a pitch cap on the priests head and set fire to it before they killed him. Paddy's brothers had to fly to America, and Paddy came to the Green Road in Drinagh and he is buried in Piercestown.
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    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. 1798 (~642)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Sinnott
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Drinagh North, Co. Wexford
    Informant
    Mr John Morris
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    78
    Address
    Drinagh North, Co. Wexford