School: N. Seosamh, Cill Lasrach (roll number 16289)
- Location:
- Killasser, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: S. Mac Carrghamhna
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0126, Page 111
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- XML “Places of Interest in the Locality and Stories Connected with them - Geata na hAltóra”
- XML “Places of Interest in the Locality and Stories Connected with them - Fross Mór”
- XML “Places of Interest in the Locality and Stories Connected with them - Ballinacurra”
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- (continued from previous page)In the Penal days when the priest hunters were in Ireland there was an altar between those trees - Hence "Geata na hÁltóra."
- (b) It is an old belief that in the religious war which Columkille prophesied nobody will be saved but those who are between Fross Mór (i.e. Fross) and Fross beag (i.e. Tumgesh.)
- Informant
- Mrs Mary Peyton
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 56
- Address
- Dromada (Gore), Co. Mayo
- (c) It is prophesised that some time a boat load will be drowned where Ballinacurra bridge is now. (Note, Ballinacurra may owe its name to the fact that a curragh or ferry boat was once used to carry people across the river there.(continues on next page)
