School: Caitrín Naomhtha, Eachdhruim (roll number 14423)
- Location:
- Eachroim, Co. na Gaillimhe
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Ceocháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0029, Page 0529
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- Old ruins are quite plentiful in the country. Many tables are told about them; some of them fill pages of history. However, I know very little about them. I suppose after the battle of Aughrim very few people were left in this district, and the district was repeopled again by Gingkle's soldiers. They are now gone to another district, and this district was repopulated by the Irish.Local history partly died out with the change. However, there are the walls of one old ruin, about which there are many tales told. This ruin is situated in Kilconnell. The people in Kilconnell district call it, "The Kilconnell Abbey".This abbey was wrecked by Cromwell's soldiers. They travelled from Ballygar through(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Maureen Mullen
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Caisleán Nua, Co. na Gaillimhe
