School: Cill Mhuire (roll number 8139)
- Location:
- Kilmurry, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Ruairc
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- Names of places. 7/9/1938.
Long ago people had names for all sorts of places.
Some of the names were Bally-Madden, Bally Mulbranen, Plum sally. They had names for hills also. The bright hall, the hill of Matt. They also had names for gardens such as Matt's garden.
- Informant
- Patrick Madden
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lissalway, Co. Roscommon
- A story 16/7/38.
One time there was a house built near a forth. One night the people that were living in the house heard a great noise. They did not heed it. The next night it started again.
The man of the house got afraid he said to his wife that he would throw the house in the morning if he was alive. When he had this said he heard great clapping of hands and running of horses.
