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School: Lankill (roll number 16904)

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Lankill, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Seán Ó Cibhil
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0137F, Page 06_073

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    this man at the turnips and he ran to stsop him. When he got as far as the man he got the turnip in the man's mouth and the man was dead. He took the turnip out of the dead man's mouth and he brought it home and kept it for himself. That poor man was too far gone with the hunger and he was not able to eat the turnip.
    I got this account from Mr. Hugh Keane, Ballinlough, Knappaghbeg, Westport.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Keane
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballinlough, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mr Hugh Keane
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballinlough, Co. Mayo