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_126
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- (continued from previous page)Patsy remembers two "poor scholars being in this district, one named Connolly and the other a boy called Swords."
There was once a school-master named O'Hara in Knocksaxon who was reared a poor scholar.
- "Cillín". The name given to a place where unbaptised children were buried.
There is such a place in Balla near where the creamery now stands. There is another in Carnahan and still another in Knockmore.
They are all round in shape. They are now closed and not used.
There was a little church in each one. There are three large grave-yards in the Belcarra half of the parish namely;(continues on next page) - Collector
- Mary A. O' Doherty
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Patsy Ausboro
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 84
- Address
- Tawnagh More, Co. Mayo
