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Abstract: Story collected by Paddy Healy, a student at Cillín school (Killeen, Co. Mayo) from informant Martin Healy.

Original reference: 0140/3/97

Hubáin, Pádraic Ó [Teacher]

Ireland. Department of Arts, Culture, and the Gaeltacht [Funder]

University College Dublin [Funder]

National Folklore Foundation [Funder]
Fondúireacht Bhéaloideas Éireann [Funder]

Loading... School Cillín [Vol. 0140, Chapter 0003]

County The Schools' Manuscript Collection : County Mayo Schools

COLLECTOR: Healy, Paddy
Gender: male
Location: Moyny (Townland)
Kilbride (Civil parish)
Tirawley (Barony)
Mayo (County)

INFORMANT: Healy, Martin
Gender: male
Location: Moyny (Townland)
Kilbride (Civil parish)
Tirawley (Barony)
Mayo (County)

Story text TEI

transcribed at

Roads etc [duchas:4369876]

A priest had a station in Killbride Ballycastle Co Mayo. He was paying a man to drive him with his horse and car. The priest's name was Father Clarke and the man's was Michael Gillispie. When they were crossing the river the priest fell off the car and was drowned. In the morning the priest was found below at the Clocán where the people cross the river.

Resource description

Origin information: Killeen, Co. Mayo
Date created: [1937] – [1938]
Type of Resource: text
Physical description: p. 632-633
Volume 0140
Note: Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Pádraic Ó Hubáin.
Languages: English eng
Genre: Folktale
Subject: Roads linked data (lcsh); Roads--Bóithre
School location: Killeen Cillín na Tríonóide Killeen Lackan North Kilbride Tirawley Mayo
Location: https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4477140
Location: University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .
Original reference: 0140/3/97
Suggested credit: "Roads etc"in "The Schools' Manuscript Collection," held by University College Dublin, National Folklore Collection UCD. © University College Dublin. Digital content by: Glenbeigh Records Management, published by UCD Library, University College Dublin <https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4477140>
Note: Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Pádraic Ó Hubáin.
Funding: Supported by funding from the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Ireland), University College Dublin, and the National Folklore Foundation (Fondúireacht Bhéaloideas Éireann), 2014-2016.
Record source: Metadata creation date: 2014/2016 — Metadata created by Fiontar, Dublin City University, in collaboration with the National Folklore Collection UCD and UCD Library. Original Fiontar metadata converted into MODS by UCD Library.