School: Achadh Fobhair (roll number 13853)
- Location:
- Aghagower, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Hannah T. Kevilla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0088E, Page 09_011
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- (continued from previous page)Seán's grave and the leaves curled and grew down into the ground on the other side to prevent anybody from kneeling on his grave.
- One day Seán was looking for priests and he came to a mountain. He saw four priests saying mass and people around them. When Séan came near them the priest threw the knife and it stuck in Seáns chest. A beggar was passing and he told the priest to pull it out again. He pulled out the knife again and the blood came and Seán died immediately
- Collector
- Sadie Gibbons
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Corveagh Upper, Co. Mayo
