School: Faithlegg (B.), Portláirge (roll number 11614)
- Location:
- Fáithling, Co. Phort Láirge
- Teacher: Peter Lyons
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- (Events recorded were told by Mr. Patrick Heffernan. West End Cheekpoint.
Age - 89 years.
Occupation - Fisherman.Mr. Heffernan was born and reared in Cheekpoint and heard the story from his father Mr. William Heffernan who was a man of about 30 years of age at the time of the event.)
___________________After the encounter at CarrickShock (1831) one of those who had fought against the police there escaped [the] to Cheekpoint. The fugitive was a Schoolmaster named Billy Kane. Kane had killed the Sergeant of Police and had disguised himself in the dead man's cap and coat.When he arrived in Cheekpoint he was befriended by a farmer named Jack Flynn who secreted him in a house (now known as Bowe's House) in the Glen below Faithlegg House.(continues on next page)- Informant
- Mr Patrick Heffernan
- Relation
- Unknown
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 89
- Occupation
- Fisherman
- Address
- Pointe na Síge, Co. Phort Láirge