1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Baile Uí Fhiacháin

School: Baile Uí Fhiacháin

Location:
Newport, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
T. Ó Ceallaigh
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0088, Page 035

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0088, Page 035

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Baile Uí Fhiacháin
  2. XML Page 035
  3. XML “The Man from Shramore”
  4. XML “Caiptín Ó Máille”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. The Man from Shramore (continued)

    Share Share Post
    You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.
    (continued from previous page)
    Cancel
    Transcription guide »
    By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.

  2. Caiptín Ó Máille

    Share Share Post
    This story is a true one. It is about "Caiptín Ó Máille", he was born over one hundred years ago in county Mayo.He became a smuggler and smuggled large quantities of wines and silks from Spain to Ireland, and his favorite anchorage was along the harbours of Clew Bay. There were Coastguards stations along the shores of Clew Bay including Currain, Achill Bheag and Rosdrunk.
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit