School: Scoil na mBráthar, Roscomáin
- Location:
- Roscommon, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: An Br Ó Cinnéide
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0259, Page 233
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- (continued from previous page)they were put in the big yard to break stones. Whilst thus employed Lady Betty entered and after passing the first man, he lifted a stone and hit her on the back of the head. She fell and none of the men moved to her aid. Sometime afterwards a warder coming in found her, but she was dead. The officials decided that she must have fallen heavily, and hit her head against a stone. Not for many years afterwards was it known how the dreaded lady had met her end.
- If the wind does not blow from the north before 12.30 on All Saints Day, there will be no snow that year.
- Collector
- James Brennan
- Gender
- Male
