School: Lankill (roll number 16904)
- Location:
- Lankill, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Seán Ó Cibhil
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- (continued from previous page)kill priests. Before the priest had Sean annointed Sean na Sagart jumped out of the bed and followed the priest with his dagger. When the priest went outside the door he had to cross a drain. When he came to the drain he crossed it. Sean na Sagart was after him and when Sean came to the drain he slipped and got caught. He knew he could not get out so he flung the dagger after the priest in hopes to get him but the dagger got stuck in the brink of the drain. Sean could not get out of the drain to get the dagger so the priest came back and got the dagger. He flung the dagger and got Sean in the side. That finished Sean and he died in the drain. When the people of the village heard that he was dead they were not sorry because he was a cruel man. Then Sean na(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Eileen King
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Lanmore, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Austin Mc Ging
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lanmore, Co. Mayo
