School: Beann-chorr (roll number 13808)
- Location:
- Banagher, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Tadhg Ó Hairt
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0141, Page 197
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- (continued from previous page)of July the day the pilgrimage to Kilcummin. There used to came a great many people at that time on horse back and in carts a week or two before Garland Sunday and lodge in the village. These does not come as many these late years as the custom is dying away, but to return to the strange woman, she lodged in some house in the village and no one could ever see her casting any food. The people used to be always asking her to sing but she wouldnt, she used to say there was too much trouble on her. How ever Garland Sunday morning came and the woman disappeared, no one could know where she had gone to, but they saw that the flag was turned.
About two o'clock the crowd started to gather. The women at that time(continues on next page)
- Collector
- James Duggan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballygarry, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- John Duggan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 56
- Address
- Ballygarry, Co. Mayo
