School: Cloonlyon G. (roll number 12937)
- Location:
- Cloonlyon, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Annie Burke
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0116, Page 199
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- Grainnie was once invited to
London to visit Queen Eliazabeth. She had little regard for the Queen, but was outspoken in her conversation.
A present of a lap-dog was declined by Grannie in her vigorous language. She said that the poor women of Mayo had greater cares & greater industeries to their credit.
In an attempt to appease the Amazonian sea Queen Eliz. offered to create her Countess but Gráine scornfully replied that she too was a Queen the equal of Elizabeth. This ended the visit to Elizabeth and London. She returned to her own people in the West of Mayo.
