School: Eiscreach (roll number 13945)

Location:
Eskeragh, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Seán Ó Raghallaigh
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  1. 12th July 1938.
    There is a well in our land called the "black well", It is beside the fence between William Hopkins and us, and the why it is called that name is.
    There was a woman living about 40 yds from the well in our land. She had two boys and two girls. She brought the children's clothes to the well, of course it was a spring well.
    She put the clothes into the spring well to take the dirt of them. After she had washed the clothes and gone
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Dooleeg, Co. Mayo
    Collector
    Thomas A. Gallagher
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Dooleeg, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    P. Gallagher
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Dooleeg, Co. Mayo