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School: Castlegrove (roll number 15475)

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Castlegrove East, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Liam Ó Conaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0040, Page 0050

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    was as many houses in one part as there is in all Blindwell nowadays. All houses long ago were thatched now mostly all are slated. The most common name in Blindwell is Welshe. Blindwell is called after a well which was blinded. There are four people over seventy years whose names are,
    Michael Colleran
    Mary Corcoran,
    Miles Burke
    Hugh Conern
    Blindwell
    Cloghan's Hill
    Tuam,
    Co. Galway
    They can speak both English and Irish. There is one ruin "The ice house".
    Long ago people went to America from Blindwell. There is a turlough in it.
    It is said that a landlord wished to dry his own land. He let the
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Blindwell, Co. Galway
    Collector
    Margaret Heneghan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Blindwell, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Patrick Heneghan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    62
    Address
    Blindwell, Co. Galway