School: Ballinkillen, Muine Beag
- Location:
- Ballinkillin, Co. Carlow
- Teacher: Seán Mac Domhnaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0906, Page 020
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- (continued from previous page)in a circle round the doomed man and at a given signal the twelve raised their sticks and averting their eyes slightly brought the weapons down with tremenduous force on the unfortunate traitor. The idea of picking 12 men was that no one of them would know who struck the fatal blow. Afterwards the wretch was tied by his feet with a long rope to a wild you horses tail, which careered madly down the hill side and feeling the constant tugging, never stopped till it dropped with exhaustion.
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- Informant
- Mr Patrick Maher
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 80
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Ballyloughan, Co. Carlow