School: An Cheathrú Mhór
- Location:
- Carrowmore, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: P. Ó Glacáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0141, Page 129
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“In the olden times there were three men cutting grass for a farmer in the Ráth Bhris Lán...”
(continued from previous page)scythe and broke it and that is why it is called Rat Bris Lan (Ráth Bhris Lán)
The rich farmers had a great way for getting the poor farmers to cut their grass and all the farmers would be running to cut it for them, and the one who would not have it cut the first would get nothing but their dinner.
The rich farmers would ask some people to come and cut the grass for them, and if they would not come he would take a cow or something from them. Eileen Mulloy
St. Patricks N.S.
Carrowmore - Lacken
Ballina.
- Collector
- Eileen Mulloy
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- John Mulloy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 64
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Killogeary, Co. Mayo