School: Lankill (roll number 16904)
- Location:
- Lankill, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Seán Ó Cibhil
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- There was a man named Denis Brown who used to kill all the priests. When he had them nearly all killed there was still one priests left and Denis Brown was after him. One day as he was passing the Hangman's Bridge he caught the priest and he hanged him there.
- Collector
- James Reid
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Knappagh Beg, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Walter Walsh
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Knappagh Beg, Co. Mayo