School: Clochar na Trócaire, Cill Dá Lua

Location:
Killaloe, Co. Clare
Teacher:
An tSr. Aileabhaird
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  1. My home district is Ballymalone the town of the Malones. It is a country district situated about two or three miles from Ballina. There are about twenty six houses in the town-land. Some of them are fine two-storeyed slated houses while others are only thatched houses. The residents are comfortable farmers. Some of them own about thirty or forty acres of land.
    Ballymalone is an upland district. The land is most suitable for tillage and grass purposes. The most plentiful name in the district is Gough.
    Ballymalone is a historical district. It is said that
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Ballymoloney, Co. Clare
    Collector
    Margaret Daly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballymoloney, Co. Clare