School: Carn (roll number 12537)
- Location:
- Knocknashammer, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Mícheál Ó Miadhaigh
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under those stones.
There was one month that was in Mt Irwin and when he heard Cromwell and his army were besieging the country he left the Friary and went in hiding. After the roof being taken off the friary by Cromwell The month put it on himself as a penalty to sleep in the rains of the friary for nine nights without any cover on him.
On the ninth night there was a very heavy fall of snow and the monk came as usual to sleep in the ruins. He soon fell asleep and when the people came in to look for him to see was he dead. They found him all covered with snow and a hole up from his mouth where his breath went out.
In the time of the famine there was a big vessel in which Indian meal stirabout used to be made. This vessel is to be found at Mr McElroy's farm, Guilmore.
- Collector
- Mona Flynn
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cuilmore, Co. Sligo
- Informant
- Thomas Flynn
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 59
- Address
- Cuilmore, Co. Sligo
