School: Craobhach (roll number 14671)
- Location:
- Creevagh, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Mícheál Mac an Mhíleadha
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“A long time ago a man named Barney Wynne and his wife lived in the mountain near Beltra.”
A long time ago a man named Barney Wynne and his wife lived in the mountain near Beltra. Their house was built near a crossroads. Barney was from the north of Ireland and sometimes to went to visit (them) his native place while his wife and son stayed at home. The wife was very fond of going to the strand for sand-eels and when the son grew up she took him to the strand. One day the son went out alone to catch sand-eels and he was drowned in Poll-na-Gor. His parents been very lonely without their son left their home and went to live in the North The place where the little house was built is ever since called Barneys
- Collector
- Kathleen Mahedy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Knockboha, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- John Flannelly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Knockboha, Co. Mayo