School: Teampall Mhuire
- Location:
- Carbad Beg, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0144, Page 089
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“One day a man named John Kelly of Kilcummin was quarrying some stones that were in the way of the plough.”
One day a man named John Kelly of Kilcummin was quarrying some stones that were in the way of the plough. When he was some time quarrying he came on a flat stone. He dug around it and was soon able to lift it.Underneath he found a box full of shells he caught some of them up in his hand but they went in dust. He took them up and under them he found a big stone in the shape of a horses shoe.He tried to lift it, but it went in dust also.He dug down still farer and found a stone equal to the one on top but it crumbled away also.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- May Kileen
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cartoon, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- John Kelly
- Relation
- Not a relative
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kilcummin, Co. Mayo