School: Ceathramha na gCanónach (roll number 16102)
- Location:
- Carrownaganonagh, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Eoin Ó Gallchobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1082, Page 11
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- Scéal Grinn John Mornan and Pat Murphy were two neighbour men. They had a quarrel one time. Pat Murphy was a member of a secret society, so he gathered his men on John Mornan one night. They pulled him out of bed and bound his two hands together, put him on a horse's back and brought him away to the wild mountains of Connemara. His enemies had a barrel with them to the mountain. They put John Mornan into the barrel on the highest peak of the mountain. They put a small amount of bread and water into the barrel. They nailed the lid on the barrel, then they had an air-hole made in the side of the barrel and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Bairbre Ní Laigneach
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Meenreagh, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Séamus Ó Gordáin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Casheleenan, Co. Donegal
