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School: Naomh Colmcille (roll number 16047)

Location:
Aghamore, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Aindrias Mac Aodhagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0112, Page 309

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    There is a place in the river of Carrowneden that is called Poll Reachard. It got that name because a man named Reachard and his son got drowned there. There is a big deep hole of water in the townlnad of Coolnaha that is called Poll Corraigh. People say it got that name because a man and plow and two horses got drowned there one hot Summer's day in the month of May. There was two giants fighting one day about which of them would throw cast the longest distance. It is said that one of them
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Carrowneden, Co. Mayo
    Collector
    Mary D. Killeen
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrowneden, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs J. Lyons
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrowneden, Co. Mayo