School: Gort an tSiúrdáin (roll number 14534)
- Location:
- Gortjordan, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Seán Ó Módhráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0106, Page 518
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- (continued from previous page)said nothing. He went about from room to room wondering at paintings and pictures and in his looking about him he saw a man watching in through a fan light. He ran to the door and opened it. The man ran away and the fool called him back. He returned back and as he was coming in there was an old sword hung behind the door. The fool took the sword and knocked the head of the king's high servant man with it. He took the body and the head and threw them behind the door. He went and got the supper ready. When supper was over he had another look at the old lady and found her dead. However he did'nt leave the palace until the sun was well up and on his way(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Annie Brennan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballybackagh, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- John Walsh
- Relation
- Unknown
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballybackagh, Co. Mayo
