1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Cnoc an Aifrinn (Masshill)

School: Cnoc an Aifrinn (Masshill) (roll number 16016)

Location:
Masshill, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Máiréad Ní Ghallchobhair
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0171, Page 184

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0171, Page 184

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Cnoc an Aifrinn (Masshill)
  2. XML Page 184
  3. XML “The Three Flags of Lough Easkey”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. The Three Flags of Lough Easkey

    Share Share Post
    The Three Flags of Lough Easkey.
    In our town land Masshill there are many places of interest.
    This is a story my grandfather told me.
    On the shore of Lough Easkey which lies along the main road from Tubbercurry to Dromore West there are three big, flat flags standing upright.
    Those flags are situated to the west side of the lake about thirty yards from Rochford’s house.
    There is but one letter on each flags, “T” on the first, “F” on the second but no one can make out what letter is on the third flag.
    It is supposed that the devil himself who wrote the letters and on that
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Teresa Mullarkey
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    Masshill, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Pat Mullarkey
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 76
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Masshill, Co. Sligo