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Thread #160271   Message #3800457
Posted By: keberoxu
15-Jul-16 - 05:07 PM
Thread Name: Recitation: Potato Battle, part 1
Subject: RE: Recitation: Potato Battle, part 3
part 3

He put him kneeling on one knee, and he left one of his eyes crushed; and when he arose, he shouted loudly:

"Damnation to you for a brother, you are your mother's servant -- no, you are related to the devil. You dark mysterious hog of the churlish cheek."

With the same spike he hit the son of Séamus Tracey, and he sent Séamus Ó Hanlon on one knee to the ground.

He broke the spike at the hilt on the son of Gorma MacGhaoithín; the giant made a laughing-stock of the son of Eoin MacNamara.

The churl who was running for the purpose of vengeance stumbled, and six men together lay on top of him.                               30

The human devil arose in spite of the six men's efforts, and this periwinkle broke sixteen skulls.

The son of stern Donough of the School came with great threats; but he was flung high on his bottom like a child in a bog hole.

The school-master from Old Court went to subdue the giant; and though great his arrogance, his body was in the mire.

Andrew Ó Hanlon was under the knee of the puck; and had not Seán put him off, he would have made shreds of his buttock.

But to Seán himself without laughter he dealt a blow to his ear which left him stretched on the ground -- though Seán was no mean warrior.                                                 35

Peter Pearse was knocked out by him, Dermot McGlennon also, big Seán Ó Meara was tumbled by him -- that man lost an arm.

Phelim Ó Farrell fell, Seán Ó Seanchiudh who was strong, big Manus Ó Mulreidy and Donough Mooney his brother fell.
He knocked Dearmuid Ó Cuileabhain though he was a dauntless fighter; he tumbled Dombhnall Ó Comáin, the son of Ó Baothain and an Strangach [L'Estrange].