School: Mostrim (B.) (roll number 2083)
- Location:
- Edgeworthstown, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Richard Hyland
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0770, Page 211
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- (continued from previous page)near hand and he killed all the cattle and had a good supply for his men.
It was always supposed by the people of the locality that he buried his sword which was a great weight and the people up to the present day expect to get it when cutting the turf.
The lake which is now closed shows no appearance of ever a lake been there except by three imitations which it now known has the pot, pan, and skillet. There is a tree growing near to remind passers by of these imitations.
About a 100 years ago the old custom was, on bon fire night to bring loads of turf and to light a big fire, Flute players an fiddlers and dancers would attend amusement would be carried on untill dawn and the whole countryside would assemble.
- Collector
- Albert Anderson
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lisnagrish, Co. Longford
- Informant
- Mat Coyle
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kilsallagh, Co. Longford
