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School: Gleann an Dúin - Prison (roll number 17042)

Location:
Prison East, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire A. Ní Dhocartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0095C, Page 01_109

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  1. Cloth Woven at Night (continued)

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    became filled with people. They began to spin and weave and continued doing so until they had a good piece of cloth woven. When the cock crew they all stood up and disappeared.
    The man brought the cloth to the parish priest next day and it was used as an altar cloth in the old church in Balla for many years.
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    The ruins of a prison stand in this place and from that prison this district got its name.
    It was a very large building the floor was 1/2 rood in area. There are three of its chimneys still standing. They are about 40' high. There is
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Mary A. O' Doherty
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Patsy Ausboro
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    84
    Address
    Tawnagh More, Co. Mayo