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School: Naomh Colmcille (roll number 16047)

Location:
Aghamore, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Aindrias Mac Aodhagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0112, Page 320

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    There is a hole of water in the village of Collnaha named Poll Corraidh. It got that name from a man named Corraidh that was drowned there. It was said that one Sunday when Corraidh was ploughing in a field nearby, all of a sudden the ground opened and swallowed both Corraidh and his team of horses. It was said that God did this as a punishment for Corraidh to be ploughing on a Sunday. Since that day it has been called Poll Corraidh or the hole of Corraidh.
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Location
    Coolnaha North, Co. Mayo
    Collector
    Dennis Finnegan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Coolnaha North, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Finnegan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    47
    Address
    Coolnaha North, Co. Mayo