School: St Bridget's (roll number 13854)

Location:
Derrymore, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire Uí hOistín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0138D, Page 08_034

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  1. There was a man in Co. Mayo called Mulowney. They had a neck name on him Sean na Sagart.
    He used to be going around after the priests to kill them. He used to get £5 for every priests head. There is a place over in Seanbhaile beag hill called Cathaoir an Easbuigh. And every place he used to go he used to leave a course. The course was that their would be no children in that place. When he died he was buired in Ballintobar and a strange three grew over
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
        1. Seán na Sagart (~51)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tomás Ó Tónra
    Gender
    Male