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School: Doire Liath (roll number 14301)

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Derrylea, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Seosamh Ó Cuanaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0107, Page 124

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  2. Storytellers

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    There were not many story-tellers in this locality the principal being Martin Quinn who lived in Gurrane.
    Every night people come to hear the stories and on some occasions people came distances varying from two to three miles.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máire Ní Dallán
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Grallagh, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Bridget Murphy
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    77
    Address
    Grallagh, Co. Mayo

  3. Walkers

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    There was once a woman name Mary Joyce and one day she walked to Croagh Patrick and back again and she climbed the mountain and made a Station of the bross on it in seventeen hours.
    She started he journey at 5 a.m. and she returned a 12 p.m.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit