School: Richmond (roll number 14400)
- Location:
- Richmond, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Pádraig Mac Giollarnáth
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- Rakestreet is the name of the village I live in. It is situated about three miles north of Crossmolina and is much different to what it was years ago. Long ago it was very hallowed and there was a lake from the Chapelroad to the foot of Tony More's hill and now there is a shop and dwelling house, flower and vegetable gardens and out-offices built in place of the lake.
Presently there are five houses and a dance hall in the village and seventy years ago there was at least twenty four, a forge and a Chapel. The forge was where John Heffron is living now and the Chapel in the field opposite(continues on next page)- Collector
- Michael Joseph Flanagan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Rakestreet, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mr M. Herbert
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 98
- Address
- Rathmacostello, Co. Mayo