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School: Cnoc Aoibhinn (Mount Pleasant) (roll number 13500)

Location:
Mountpleasant, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Peadar Ó Longáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0090, Page 100

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    account they hated the local people very much and were very hostile to them and would not oblige them in any way, and for this reason the place has been called ever since "Bally-na-muddagh" which means the village of the churls or disobliging people.
    Thomas Gavin,
    Weatherfort,
    Ballyglass,
    Co Mayo.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Ballynamuddagh, Co. Mayo
    Collector
    Thomas Gavin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Weatherfort, Co. Mayo