1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Lios Leacach (B. & C.)

School: Lios Leacach (B. & C.) (roll number 12732 / 12733)

Location:
Lislackagh, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire E. Uí Einrí
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0123C, Page 12_024

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0123C, Page 12_024

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: Lios Leacach (B. & C.)
  2. XML Page 12_024
  3. XML “Local Place Names”

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. Local Place Names (continued)

    Share Share Post
    (continued from previous page)
    time.
    The only bit of history attached to this village was often told by an old man who is now dead. He said that a battle was fought between the French and the English. It was at the time that the English were fleeing from the French on their way from Killala to Castlebar.
    A few years ago some of the farmers of the village when tilling the land dug up a number of skulls
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Carrownacross, Co. Mayo
    Collector
    Katie Brennan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrownacross, Co. Mayo