1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Clochar na Trócaire, Baile an Róba

School: Clochar na Trócaire, Baile an Róba

Location:
Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Na Siúracha
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0101, Page 150

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0101, Page 150

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Clochar na Trócaire, Baile an Róba
  2. XML Page 150
  3. XML “Story”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. Story

    Share Share Post
    Long ago it is said that monks lived in the Castle of Lough Mask and one night when the monks were praying a pack of robbers came in and killed them. It is said that anyone who goes into the castle at twelve o'clock would see the monks praying and that they would die before a year.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Josie Laffey
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Connor
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballinaya, Co. Mayo