School: Skerdagh, Newport (roll number 3905)
- Location:
- Skerdagh Lower, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: James Deffely
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0086, Page 84
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There is a little Crocan right behind Skerdagh School Newport, Parish of Burrishoole Mayo called Croc na gCorp. In famine times when the people were dying in great numbers one man would usually take a corpse on his back in a bag and take it for burial to Annagh burying ground Glenhest, Lahardane parish. The route to the graveyard usually lay across this Crocan and it was the custom for the bearer of the load to rest there before proceeding any further. Hence the name. - Graffy
The village of Graffy lies about two miles out from Newport Mayo on the right hand side that goes from Newport to Crossmolina, Mayo(continues on next page)
