School: Clochar na Trócaire, Béal Átha na mBuillí
- Location:
- Strokestown, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: An tSr. M. Olivia
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- (continued from previous page)master in the centre, each boy sat on a stone with hay on it. Sometimes each pupil would bring a sod of turf, and thus enable them to light a fire. During the school hours each little boy on his turn would watch for the coming of the soldiers. Then at sight of them he would give a hint to his master, and thus enable himself and the pupils to escape and hide.
- Tá áit suidhte tuairim leath-mhíle slighe ó'n ár dtígh, "Buimblin" an t-ainm atá air. Deirtear go dtaibhsigheann an diabhal ann an uair an mheadhoin oidhche i bhfuirm mhadaidh mhóir dhuibh. Deirtear gur thárla an rud seo oidhche áirithe i Mí na Samhna, míle naoi gcéad is a triocadh.Dubhradh go raibh bean ag filleadh abháile ó'n mbaile mhór agus thaibhsigh an madadh dí agus do bhuail sé í. Ní raibh an bhean i ndon labhairt go ceann leath uaire nó mar sin.Úna Ní Leannáin, Elphin St.
- Collector
- Úna Ní Leannáin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Strokestown, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Padraig Ó Lannain
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 66
- Occupation
- Siopadóir
- Address
- Strokestown, Co. Roscommon
