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dance which on account of the cider from Uncle Sammy's
about 12 Oclock midnight they Morgans
began to feel like old Ireland at Election time.
Jim Morgan pitched into Lew Lerush and James Morgan
backed by his brother Bernard Alowasius tore the shirt
of Lerush and the neck ties and collars flew in
all directions with hair, black eyes and bloody noses, after
being put out door again renewed the combat in the mud.
they rolled each other over and more hair, blood & mud and
oaths noise and hard names and they kept it up till
the party dispersed Jim sneaking of to the scow with Lerush.

Tuesday 17 Nov
V and Grace came home
from Wills Dixons about 4 am accompanied
by Mary Dignam. Well before they settled down for
a nap I learned that there had been a grand Irish
row and nearly all the company were participants
in the fight and all the Morgans had blackened eyes,
broken noses and bloody faces. Whiskey and cider
in plenty. Mary D stayed nearly all day
and the conversation was principally about
the party, what this one done and that one
said. How Bernard made an ass of himself.
Micke Hensey, John Coffer and Friendship had a row on their
own account.