School: Achadh Fobhair (roll number 13853)
- Location:
- Aghagower, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Hannah T. Kevilla
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0088E, Page 14_021
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- (continued from previous page)One of the giants put the head of the other giant upon a rock. It was so hard to put the giants head on th rock that he killed himself. There are two rocks there to mark where the giants were buried
Songs
“You lads and you lasses...”
1 You lads and you lasses. I pray pay attention to honour a few simple verses that has lately pined down by a lad of no tallent whose name I ll not mention, who resides on the border of Aughagower town. - Collector
- Kathleen Mc Donagh
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Mountbrown, Co. Mayo
- Once upon a time there was a man and he was crossing a field and a ball of fire followed him. He went into a priest's house and told him his story. The(continues on next page)
