School: Gallbhaile (roll number 1316)
- Location:
- Galbally, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Mícheál L. Mac Murchadha
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- (continued from previous page)lodged in that castle. They used to plunder the homes of the "mere Irish" from there.
- There is an disused old churchyard in Doononey, Adamstown, Co Wexford. There is a headstone there since 1798. The headstone was used for a hearthstone in a house near the spot until lately, when it was taken up and placed in the graveyard to which everyone believed it belonged.The inscription on the headstone was :
"Erected by Martin Keily
In memory of his father Thomas Keily who died Oct. 11th 1798, aged 81 yrs.
The stone is a flat square stone.There are the ruins of an old church in Ballybrennan, and there is a great deal of ivy growing on it. It is said that a bell used to be heard ringing in it every night at 12, o.clock.There was a certain man buried in this graveyard one time and from the time this man was buried in it it is said that the bell stopped ringing.It was believed even before this man died that he was a bad wicked man.The house where this man lived at Ballybrennan, Bree, Co. Wexford is still to be seen. It is occupied by a man named Deacon.
In this house there is a certain room always locked. It has never been opened since this(continues on next page) - Collector
- Peg Brennan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Galbally, Co. Wexford
- Informant
- Mr M. Fortune
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 81
- Address
- Sparrowsland, Co. Wexford
