School: Lankill (roll number 16904)
- Location:
- Lankill, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Seán Ó Cibhil
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- Sean na Sagart and Bingham Sean na Sagart used to kill priests, he used to keep their heads and give them to a man named Bingham who was living near bastlebar. He was a long time gathering priest's heads so at last he had the roofs of live barns full with heads. When he was a year or so at this work God put a plague of lice on him. He body was covered over with lice so at last he could not have clothes on him. Then he got a leather suit made and when this suit was made he put it on him as he thought this would banish the lice. When he put this on him he was as bad as ever. So at last he was so(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Nora King
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Lanmore, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- James O' Donnell
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Derrycooraun, Co. Mayo
