School: Lankill (roll number 16904)
- Location:
- Lankill, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Seán Ó Cibhil
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- There was Mass said in Talamh Galair in the olden days
This field is South of our house. There is a ring of stones behind the wall and the people say that the priests had an altar there in the olden days. The priests used to hide there in the olden days when the soldiers were in pursuit of them because it was behind a big wall and in a hollow. There is a rock in the middle of the ring of stones and it is about three feet high or so. If you look closely at it you will remark a lot of strokes on the edge of it. The rock is still there but no one ever bothers with it.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Eileen King
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Lanmore, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Thomas King
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lanmore, Co. Mayo