School: Inis Mac ón Tír (roll number 12854)
- Location:
- Inis Mhic an Trír, Co. na Gaillimhe
- Teacher: Muireann Bean Uí Chuinneagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0065, Page 123
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - There is a small stream flowing through the wood outside Headford and in this stream there are stepping stones. (Ford) Tradition says that a battle was fought near this stream. At the battle a big number of people were massacred. Their heads were cut off flung into the river which carried them down to this ford, hence the name - Hd. Ford. A man who was challenged to go there for penance(continues on next page)
