School: Lankill (roll number 16904)
- Location:
- Lankill, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Seán Ó Cibhil
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0137F, Page 07_014
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- Why the people call that bridge the Hang-man's Bridge is because there was a man hanged there years ago. He was a Lankill man. The old people say his ghost was often seen on the bridge. One night a man and a woman were passing this bridge about twelve o'clock and they saw the ghost of the man standing at the place where he was hanged with a rope in his hand. One night also a man was passing that bridge at about half-eleven and he heard great roaring. He got very much afraid and he ran home as quickly as he could. People are always afraid passing that bridge.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Eileen King
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Lanmore, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- John Kerrigan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- Over 70
- Address
- Knappagh Beg, Co. Mayo
