School: Ceann Breac (roll number 13452)
- Location:
- Canbrack, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Pádraig Breathnach
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- The people of Culgar district say that there is an old grave at the bottom of the hill near Cloonfallagh school. Growing over the grave is a small bush and a well beside it. It is said that long ago there lived a lad who was called "An Gasuirín Sgeadach". He was a thief and a robber. It was the custom of the people that time, that whenever a robber would die, to put some sign over his grave to show that he was(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Thomas D. Carney
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cuilgar, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mrs Kelly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Canbrack, Co. Mayo