McCarthy

DESCRIPTION: St. Patrick's night, John McCarthy and William Toole go to play cards and drink. At the dance hall they have a fight with Dickie Costello. Costello sues McCarthy over the fight. McCarthy wins. Everyone "pitied poor Dickie for being such a fool"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1951 (MUNFLA-Leach)
KEYWORDS: fight trial cards dancing drink gambling brawl
FOUND IN: Canada(Newf)
Roud #26239
RECORDINGS:
John Connors, "McCarthy" (on MUNFLA-Leach)
File: ML3McCar

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