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School: Leargán Buidhe (C.) (roll number 14289)

Location:
Larganboy East, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire, Bean de Priondargás
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0110, Page 550

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    Long ago there was a deep valley where Island Lake stands today. The boys of the district used to play hurley in this district.
    One day during a game of hurley a widow's only son was killed. The poor woman was almost distracted with grief. She pined and grieved over her lost child. In the meantime everybody who passed through the valley placed a stone on the spot
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Teresa Feeney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Erriff, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Hopkins
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Island, Co. Mayo