School: Teampall Mhuire
- Location:
- Carbad Beg, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0144, Page 066
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A Story
“There is a story told about two boys from Steelaun who were great with a girl in Ross, Killala.”
There is a story told about two boys from Steelaun who were great with a girl in Ross, Killala. I do not know their names but one of them was a Catholic and the other a Protestant.
They had a boat to cross over the river between Steelaun and Ross. One of them was jealous of the other so they had a terrible battle. The Catholic boy said that he would not be afraid of the protestant dead or alive.
They had such a fight that the Protestant boy died from the injuries which he received from the other boy during the fight(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Margaret Lynn
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cartoon, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Anthony Lynn
- Relation
- Unknown
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cartoon, Co. Mayo