School: Castlegrove (roll number 15475)
- Location:
- Castlegrove East, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Liam Ó Conaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0040, Page 0085
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- (continued from previous page)saw turnip skins strewn about, took them and put them into the fire until they were burned black, then he drew them out and eat them. He was ravenous.
A woman was travelling to a friend's house with her fifteen years old daughter, for protection. The girl failed to complete the journey, so her mother left her in a barn and went for help but when the help returned the daughter was dead.
In Ratesh village there lived a father, mother and child. The mother used to beg and one day on returning she found both dead.
The fairly well off people used to sow a little potatoes, and many a time when they went to look at the crop on an early morning they found boys and girls, remote strangers rooting(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Mooney
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kilconly, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Thomas Mooney
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kilconly, Co. Galway
