School: Lankill (roll number 16904)
- Location:
- Lankill, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Seán Ó Cibhil
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- In the Penal days when the priest used to get killed for saying mass there was a priest named Father O Malley who lived near Ballintubber and who used to say mass out in the mountains. One day Seán na Sagart came riding on his big horse. The priest saw him coming and he got his own horse and he galloped off. There was a very big river and the priest had to cross it before he would be caught. Seán na Sagart was very close on him by this time. The priest's horse jumped the river and was across the other side Seán na Sagart's(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Keane
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballinlough, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mr Hugh Keane
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballinlough, Co. Mayo