School: Gortlitreach (roll number 15960)
- Location:
- Gortletteragh, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Seosamh Mac Cionnaith
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0220, Page 033
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- (continued from previous page)on that day, in honour of the resurrection of Our Lord. Generally children have a feast called a Prucóg. It is only a feast in the open air.
- Long ago when people came to the age of sixty years they were put to death. Once there was a wise man and he was sixty years of age and and was going to be killed, but he was hid in a cave in his own garden. One time there was a question put out and no one but the wise man could answer it.This wise mans son came to his father told him the question, and he told him the answer. The next day the wise mans son went and answered the question correctly.(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Thomas Lee
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 20
- Address
- Drumhirk, Co. Leitrim
