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School: Sráid (roll number 14369)

Location:
Strade, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Ml. Ó Grádaigh
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    When the friars were in Straid in Cromwell's time one of his soldiers followed one of the friars and he ran from Straid to the brink of Lough Cullen and when he got there he saw no chance of making an escape and he swam the lake to the other side and go away. But the soldier did not follow him any further because he knew what would happen to him if he did he would get drowned.
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    James Walsh
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    59
    Address
    Bleanmore, Co. Mayo