School: Béal Átha 'n Fheadha (B.)
- Location:
- Ballina, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: D. P. Ó Cearbhaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0146, Page 536
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- (continued from previous page)Some years before the barrack was there the old store was a workhouse. All the sick was brought there and it is said that Mass was celebrated for them. There were many people hanged there before it became a workhouse.
- Some years before the barrack was there the old store was a workhouse. All the sick was brought there and it is said that Mass was celebrated for them.There were many people hanged there before it became a workhouse.
- Collector
- Joseph Kilcullen
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ardnaree or Shanaghy, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Michael Diamond
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ardnaree or Shanaghy, Co. Mayo
- When a cat scrapes timber it is the sign of a storm.
When soot falls down a chimney it is also the sign of a storm.
When there are clouds round any high mountain it is the sign of rain. When there is a very red sky(continues on next page) - Collector
- Gerard Heffernan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballina, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Michael Heffernan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballina, Co. Mayo
