School: Lankill (roll number 16904)

Location:
Lankill, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Seán Ó Cibhil
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0137F, Page 01_040

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  1. Long ago the people in Ireland used to be making yarn. One day a few people made up their minds to go to castlebar from Knappagh to sell the yarn. They used to call to a certain house on the way to Castlebar for lodging for the night.
    It was a woman that lived in it and she had a shop. This night the men went into the house and the woman was sick and seemed to be drying. The men with the yarn went out for hay after the twelve o'clock at night for their horses. While they
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maureen Nolan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Knappagh Beg, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs A. Nolan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Knappagh Beg, Co. Mayo