School: N. Peadair, Caisleán an Bharraigh (roll number 13787)
- Location:
- Carrowbrinoge, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Séamus Ó Coigligh
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0089, Page 489
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- Jack Lavelle, Townaneen, Castlebar, was a great mower. Once he was mowing for a man named Charles McCormack of Rock Square Castlebar. He began mowing a field for him and McCormack came along and said "You have a bad scythe Jack. Whats the price of a new one?" "Two shillings, Sir" Jack answered, so he gave him 2/6 for a new one and Jack went to town. Instead of buying a scythe he bought a gallon of porter and scythe-stone for 2d. He returned to the field and he cut 1 ac 1 ro before evening
- There was a man one time in Derryharrive and he was working in the field. He saw a fox stealing a hen and he took up a big stone and he flung it at him. It went a half mile in the air before it fell. The stone is a half cwt.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Benignus O' Quigley
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Garryduff, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mr M. Joyce
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Snugborough, Co. Mayo
