School: Gort na Mara (Seafield) (roll number 11565)
- Location:
- Donaghintraine, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Bean Uí Ghathaigh
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- A MirageOn a very calm day ot the east of Patrick Loolleary's Donaghiulráine, Dromore West, Co. Sligo you can see a mirage in the ocean. It appears as tall trees, high walls and big houses.
- Informant
- Miss B. Kivlehan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 89
- Occupation
- Teacher
- Address
- Carrowmably, Co. Sligo
- In the year 1892 when I was 11 years old we were all in bed one night about 10 o'clock. The sea had a terrible noise that night. A neighbouring man came and kicked the door said get out or ye will all be drowned. My father got up and went and shouted to me to put a crowbar that was inside to the door or the sea would burst in upon us. I put the bar to the door and ran back to the kitchen bed.(continues on next page)
- Informant
- John Dowd
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 56
- Address
- Dromore West, Co. Sligo