School: Eanach Dubh (B.) (roll number 13656)
- Location:
- Annaduff, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Thomas Morahan
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- (continued from previous page)principal rivers of the lake and the water rose six or seven feet and covered McCrann's roads. He had no boat to bring him to land for support for his family.He was forced to take a form and nail a bar of wood and put two pins to hold two shovels which he used for oars. He had to take off his clothes and tie them in a bundle on top of his head. He used to put on his clothes when he came to dry land. His son used to shove the form out in the water and then set sail for land for support for his family.Sometime later he was able to purchase a boat which made him Lord of the island. When he had Lord Leitrim defeated the called himself Robinson Crusco the Lord of the Island.To get him off the island(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Pat Reynolds
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cuilmore, Co. Leitrim
