School: N. Seosamh, Cill Lasrach (roll number 16289)
- Location:
- Killasser, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: S. Mac Carrghamhna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0126, Page 139
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- (continued from previous page)put on in the stable in Bethlehem. Our Lady left the track of her thumb in the ass's leg.9. There is also a dark spot.- the track of a thumb - on a mackerel. The night Our Lord was out fishing was the night that this track was first laid on the mackerel.10 There is a chapel in Black Sod. On its eastern side is a narrow window through which a person could not get through except sideways. Anybody that goes in and out this window three times will never be drowned.11 No plant or herb will grow on St. Arabella's grave (in Black sod.) although people often set evergreens on it, they never grew. St. Arabella came from Meath on an ass the time of Cromwell. Her skull(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Joseph P. Caron
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Mrs Anthony Gavagan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 62
- Address
- Cloonfinish, Co. Mayo
