School: Lankill (roll number 16904)
- Location:
- Lankill, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Seán Ó Cibhil
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- A Strange FireMy grandmother and grandfather were in bed one night when a light shone in on the window and awoke them. They got up and looked out the window to see was the house on fire. A neighbourman had six stacks of oats and they were on fire. The straw got every whack of a stick now and again that would put the sparks up in the air. My grandfather put on his clothes to tell his neighbours about it. When he was going out the door my grandmother told him come back that it was not any business of theirs. He could(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Maureen Nolan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Knappagh Beg, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mrs A. Nolan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Knappagh Beg, Co. Mayo
