School: Tomghéis (roll number 9239/9277)
- Location:
- Tumgesh, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: M. Ó Casaide
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- (continued from previous page)so called from the fact that it is a flat marshy place, with a well in the centre from which the village gets its water-supply.
The people of this village are very superstitious, they are surrounded on all sides by bog, they speak of night-lights on the bogs and weird cries; a natural explanation of this, is not accepted by them. - There was a corn mill in Martin Duffy's land, Millrace still left. A pedlar is said to have been murdered there. Finn was the owner of this mill. He later built a house in Charlestown, the house now being owned by Weevers.(continues on next page)