School: Baile an Chaisil B.
- Location:
- Ballycastle, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Mícheál de Búrca
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0139, Page 615
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- The water of this stream is often black and hence its name.
Finn was a chieftain who is buried here.
This little road was constructed by a man named Steele.
This hill was constructed by a man named Sturrin.
A man named Hugh had two sons who lived here.
It is called "the Curragh" because young children are buried here.
This is a marshy strip of land.
The soil of this field is red.
Named[?] after a mill.
This is a coarse spot of land.
Water is nearly always lying on this spot of land.
Black nuns built a church here.
The glen of holly.
The high bog.
The grass in this village is very green.
A lake is situated in this village.
It is said St. Brighid built a church here.
A red cliff is situated near this village.
Feeney was a saint who lived here.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Brendan Mc Andrew
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballycastle, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mrs Mc Andrew
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 56
- Address
- Ballycastle, Co. Mayo
