School: Kilglass (roll number 15571)

Location:
Kilglass, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Bean Uí Chléirigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0164, Page 200

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    At Enniscrone on Killala Bay, it must be some 80 years ago, a man was washed ashore.

    At Enniscrane on Killala Bay, it must be some 80 years ago, a man was washed ashore.
    It was found that he was a tailor, and he had some money in his pockets, but was unknown to the people.
    However they gave him decent burial - "they buried him decent", and celebrated the occasion in the then usual manner.
    Their toast was : "May the Lord send us another tailor".
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  2. There was a sturgeon washed in at Enniscrone about 80 years ago, and as he is a 'Royal' fish, he had to be sent to the Queen (Victoria.)
    As he lay on the beach awaiting (for) some official to come and get him away, the people gathered around to see what sort of a creature it was.
    Among the number, was a little boy of 4 or 5 playing with the pebbles. An old fisherman
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    M. Clarke
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    John Kilcullen
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Inishcrone, Co. Sligo