School: Liosmheadhráin (roll number 12335)
- Location:
- Lismiraun, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Dudley J. Solan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0120, Page 301
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“One night John Solan from Killedan went fishing...”
(continued from previous page)about until day-break when he found himself spread-legs across a fence outside this school.
It is said there is a "foídín seachraín" in that field and that anyone who gets into it can not find their way out unless they turn their jackets inside out. Now John must not know he was in this "foídín seachraín" or it's likely he would have his jacket turned inside out.
- Once a man went to the Ballyvara Mills with oats to be ground. It was about twelve o'clock when he was returning home. When he was at Stage he noticed a crowd of small women gathered round something in on the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- T. Sweeney
- Gender
- Unknown
- Address
- Killedan, Co. Mayo
