School: Gleann an Dúin - Prison (roll number 17042)
- Location:
- Prison East, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Máire A. Ní Dhocartaigh
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0095C, Page 09_008
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- In olden times people had terrible diseases one of which was the small pock. Margaret Kennedy's two little brothers died within the week with it. When the first one died he was put over-board on the table. A big white butterfly came and rested over the little corpse on the wall until the next one died.
No one saw him coming or going. When two people are going to die in a(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Annie Kearns
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Manulla, Co. Mayo
