School: Baile an Chaisil B.

Location:
Ballycastle, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Mícheál de Búrca
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  1. Ainm na h-áite - Cilleár Dubh
    Baile - Cilleár Dubh
    Paráiste - Baile an Chaisil
    Barún - Tír Amlaidh
    Condae - Co Mhuigheo

    Sgéal na h-Áite
    Is baile an sean Cilleár Dubh. Sé an fáth ar tugadh an t-ainm sin air. Bhí teach Ban Riaghalta ann fadó. Tá sé timceall 400 céadh bliadain ó bí na mná Riogalta i gCilleár Dubh. Bhí clochar ann; tá lorg an teampaill le feiceál go fóill ann. Tá sean Roilg ann. Sé an t-ainm atá ar an - áit Teampall na gCailleac nDubh. Sé an fáth ar tugadh an t-ainm sin orrta mar chaitheadh siad eadaigh dubha.
    Bhí cloch mhór árd in-a seasamh i lár na Roilge. Tá an cloch sin timceall sé troice déag ar fad agus timceall naoi n-orlaighe ar cearnóg. In aimsir "Cromwell" leag na Prodasdúnaidhe an cloch mhór agus tá sé leagta le taobh claidhe in ngarrdha Liam Mac Conamara. Tá crois gearrta sa chloich. Teach mór árd dubh a bí sa teampall na mban Riogalta.

    Nodlaigh Mac Conamara,
    Cilleár Dubh
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    Irish
    Location
    Killerduff, Co. Mayo
    Collector
    Nodlaigh Mac Conamara
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killerduff, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mártan Ó Dochartaigh
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Address
    Killerduff, Co. Mayo