School: Ballyjamesduff Convent
- Location:
- Ballyjamesduff, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Sr. Mary Theresa
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0997, Page 040
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“One morning early as I went walking down by the banks of a hurling rill”
(continued from previous page)said he.
Then in a moment the gun presented when Heslip fired that fatal ball.
With a heavy and a deep murmur unto the ground poor Frank Snow did fall.
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When he was dying those words repeated, "Farwell ! my children and loving wife, I am no more, cruel Heslip shot me. He is the villain who took my life."
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Its when he saw this deed committed he threw then his blood stained gun upon the floor.
He could not bear to stop there longer with fear and shame then away he run.
He was followed and he was taken and soon in irons was strongly bound for the next(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Gretta Smith
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Derrylahan, Co. Cavan