School: Dumha-chaisil
- Location:
- Ballindoo or Doocastle, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Séamus Ó Dubhda
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0117, Page 275
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OOnce upon a time two boys "Brian Flannery and Paddy Cawley of Clude" were sent for their aunt because their mother was dying. They had to go a long way through fields and just as they were coming towards a well known as "Reeling Well" in Mullinabreena they saw a great barrel rolling down a hill just as if somebody was rolling it. It came very quickly and rolled into the well and the water splashed all round about like as if it was raining(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Annie Flannery
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballindoo or Doocastle, Co. Mayo
