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School: Leargán Buidhe (B.) (roll number 14288)

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Larganboy East, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Tomás de Bhaldraithe
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    “The townland is Island. The parish is Annagh. The barony is called Costello.”

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    lake now is there was a valley. In one end of the valley there was a spring well which was drained by a stream. In this valley the people of the neighbouring districts used to play hurley. Near this place there was a widow whose only son used to play in this game. One day when they were playing the boy was struck by a hurley and was killed. Then the people made a mound of stones on the spot where he was killed. At nightfall when the widow heard of her son's death she went to the stream where it flowed out from the well and stopped the water. Then it flowed out into the big lake and in the middle of this lake there
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Island, Co. Mayo
    Collector
    Patrick Hopkins
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Island, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Mary Hopkins
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    82