School: Shrule (roll number 7795/7796)
- Location:
- Shrule, Co. Galway
- Teacher: (name not given)
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0038C, Page 05_018
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“There was once a man living near Headford and he was building a new house.”
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- There was once a nailer living in Shrule and he used to suply Shrule with nails. He used to live down near where the crarce is now and his name was John Seakill. The ruins of the old house are there yet. This man had his forge down near the river and he used to be making nails there everyday.
- Collector
- Paddy Gannon
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Shrule, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Martin Gannon
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Shrule, Co. Mayo
