School: Ceis Carraigín (roll number 13849)
- Location:
- Keshcarrigan, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Tomás Mag Fhionnáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0211, Page 108
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historic building. It was well gaurded against attacks, because there are gun holes in the walls inside and if any attack was heard outside those inside could shoot whoever made the attack. The roof was made of lead, because there are still bits of lead to be found around it. Sean i gCeann was very cruel. One fair day in Keshcarrigan a blacksmiths son snapped a cake of a stall, and Sean caught him by the back and hanged him to the shafts of a cart. When his father had heard of it, he struck the ground seven times and gave Sean i gCeann seven curses for hanging his son. While Sean i gCeann was resting in a chair one day a boy dressed in girls clothes came to him. This boy's name was Murphy. He stuck Sean to the heart. This boy was put to jail before for trying to shoot Sean i gCeann in Mohill, but he escaped before his(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Francy Mac Weeney
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Gortnagullion, Co. Leitrim
