Jimmy's Hall Page #3

Education is the exclusive

reserve of Holy Mother Church,

not semi-illiterates.

- Don't patronise me.

- No, Jimmy, don't...

I will not have a communist

on my turf defy the Church.

Now, days of tugging

the forelock are gone.

Oh, bare arms.

Hardly becomes you.

Does your father know you're

here, Oonagh Dempsey?

If you'd like to enroll in our dance class,

Father, you're more than welcome.

It doesn't cost a penny,

and we're all volunteers.

I'm here to represent my

neighbour, Rory McManus,

who is the rightful tenant.

That land has been in their

family for over thirty years,

but, due to ill health,

he fell behind on the rent.

That landlord wouldn't give

him the time to catch up,

and he threw him off his land.

My name is Seamus Clarke.

I am the new tenant.

I rented this land in good faith and

for a fair price from the landlord.

Shame on you, Clarke.

You've had your beady eye on

that land next door for years.

Silence in the court.

This court has reached

a unanimous decision.

The tenant, Rory McManus, is entitled

to the recovery of the land in dispute.

And the cattle belonging

to Seamus Clarke

will be removed immediately.

Jimmy. Jimmy.

It's O'Keefe. He's up

there with his army.

Doherty's there with his thugs, too.

And the priest is just after arriving.

- You're not gonna get by.

- Good work, son. Good man.

- The Holy Trinity.

- Bastards.

Take it easy. It's not the

Tans we're fighting now.

It's feckin' worse.

Open up, Clarke.

Here's your cattle back.

Keep them off your neighbour's land.

Gralton, you pay attention to me.

You sow nothing but conflict

in a peaceful community.

Go and join the commies

in Siberia. Leave us alone.

You join the British.

I'll tell you whose land it is.

Where's Rory? Come here, Rory.

McManus, you took advantage

of a tenant in trouble.

This is a statement from the

acting OC of the IRA in this area.

Now, listen up if you

know what's good for you.

We fought the British too, Doherty.

Look at him having

to read for Doherty.

Let him have his word. Read away.

"Whereas certain evilly disposed

and unauthorised persons

"in certain districts within

the area of South Leitrim

"have commandeered and taken

forcible possession of lands

"to which they are not entitled..."

- Yeah, back in 1690.

- Silence, silence, silence!

"We do hereby order that

anyone found commandeering

"or interfering with lands to

which such a person has no claim

"shall be severely dealt with."

Are you threatening us?

We intend to implement the

decision of the Republican court.

- Yes!

- Now stand aside!

Any man goes through that gate

gets a bullet in the head.

- Put those guns away!

- You'll be the first to hit the ground.

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