School: Lankill (roll number 16904)
- Location:
- Lankill, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Seán Ó Cibhil
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- There was once a man named Sean na Sagart. He was a very bad man but his wife was a good woman.
Denis Brown was his master and Sean na Sagart was ordered by him to kill every priest and lay-man he saw. One day he pretented he was very ill and began moaning very loudly. His wife heard him and she asked him would he like her to bring the priest to him before he would die. He said he would and she ran for the priest. The old priest wanted to go first but the young priest said that he would go.
He then went and when he got to Sean's house the woman(continues on next page)- Collector
- Lena Keville
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Knappagh Beg, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Richard Walsh
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lanmore, Co. Mayo