School: Cúl na Fearna

Location:
Coolnafarna, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Duibhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0107, Page 269

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    About eighty years ago the people of Graun a village about three miles from Ballyhaunis...

    About eighty years ago the people of Graun a village about three miles from Ballyhaunis on the Cloonfad Road used to go to Castlerea town to sell butter.
    At one time they went and reached Castlerea about two o'clock A.M when they reached Castlerea they saw this woman sleeping by the crane in the market square. One of the women said she would go and see who she was and when she woke her up she knew her immediately and asked her why she was sleeping out at that hour of the night
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Gretta Geraghty
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Leo, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Meehan
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Leo, Co. Mayo