School: Teach Chaoin (C.) (roll number 6681)

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1. The District where I Live - Caltra

   

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   Yesterday evening as all the family were assembled around the fire I asked my uncle did he know how Caltra got the name he said no only the old people always called it "Cealltrac" which means for dead people and sure enough a lot of baptised and unbaptised children are buried and up to today the people bury the children there. Also near that place is a limekiln and the people always call it the "poteen limekiln". It is a big hole down in the ground and there is a big heap of stones over and beside it. There is a lot of tall trees nearby so if anybody was making the poteen they couldn't be spied on. A large stone with the track of five fingers is also in one of the fields in Caltra. It is said it was a giant who threw it from Tuam. Long ago there lived in Caltra a witch whose name was "Clais Gaol a Dubh". Near her house lived a man and he owned a black hound. One day he went out hunting and they followed a hare, when they reached the witches house the man saw the hare go in the window. He went in in quick succession and found

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   History Edit

   Language

   English

   Location

   Caltragh, Co. Mayo

   Collector

   Anne Fallon

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Caltragh, Co. Mayo

   Informant

   Mr John Harley

   Relation

   Relative (other than parent or grandparent)

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Crossboyne, Co. Mayo