School: Lankill (roll number 16904)
- Location:
- Lankill, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Seán Ó Cibhil
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- Some few years ago a man from Lanmore saw a water dog in the river. He followed it up and suceeded in killing it with a hay fork. He sold its skin and got a high price for it.One winter that there was big snow two water-dogs were seen. They were chased by a pack of dogs, but they got under the ice and escaped.
- The most troublesome weeds in this district are : - dockets, ragweeds, chick-weeds, thistle, farrabawn, creachtach, dandalions & scutchgrass.
- Collector
- Thomas O' Malley
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lanmore, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Thomas Mc Guire
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Lanmore, Co. Mayo
