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School: An Mhainistir, Cara Droma Ruisc (roll number 14770)

Location:
Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim / Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
An Bráthair Eoghan
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    begged her to kill him because he would sooner be dead than blind
    His body was cast up on the coast of Kerry. When he was opened the men (?) were found inside him sleeping. Sairors (?) made oars of his bones.
    Collected by her Grandson
    John Gorman 13 yrs
    Told by Mrs. Hunt 84
    Jamestown,
    Co. Leitrim.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Gorman
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    13
    Informant
    Mrs Hunt
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    84
    Address
    Jamestown, Co. Leitrim