School: Teampall Mhuire
- Location:
- Carbad Beg, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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- (continued from previous page)man named Killeen. Where the French landed he lived in a house alone. At that time they used what were called creels. He used to draw home his turf with them and a mule with a straddle on his back. He used to build all his turf in side on a loft.
One night as he was in bed he heard a terrible noise a brace of the turf fell off the loft. As he woke up he saw a man at the door. Trying to take off the leamuinn [?]/
In those days it was a piece of wood they used for a bolt. While he was trying to put on his clothes. He(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Paddy Killeen
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Tooreen, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Jack Killeen
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kilcummin, Co. Mayo
