School: Carra
- Location:
- Carha, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: P. Ó Tonra
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- When the beggars get milk they say god less the cows, and the givers. Then they say the Lord increase your store and put in your heart to give me more.
- Collector
- Kathleen Higgins
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- James Higgins
- Gender
- Male
- There is a fort in Rathumisk. It is of a round shape. There is a lot of trees growing around it, and in the middle of it. There is a big stone left on top of it. The fort was made in the time of the Danes, There are three trenches around it. Long ago there was a man called Michéal Mór. He dreamt for three nights that there was a lot of men in Rathumisk fort. He was told how to release them. After the third dream he went up to it. He found the door and went inside it. He saw a lot of swords hanging over the door. He was to pull one of them to release them. As he was pulling the sword down, the mens heads were rising off the table. He got afraid and(continues on next page)
