School: Lankill (roll number 16904)
- Location:
- Lankill, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Seán Ó Cibhil
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- Once upon a time a diver went down into "Poll na gCapall" and he brought a hatchet with him. This diver wanted to know where this hole ended. When he came to the bottom he saw a door and written on it was "Go no further". He broke the door open with his hatchet and went on. When he came to the surface he was dumb. He never spoke after that to anybody, and he died a few weeks later. No one went down since because they would be afraid some thing would happen them. Poll na gCapall is situated below Westport town.
- Collector
- Eileen King
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Lanmore, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mary Mc Ging
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Lanmore, Co. Mayo
