School: Faithche (Buachaillí)

Location:
Fahy More, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Cinnéide
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0087, Page 307

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0087, Page 307

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  1. Brockagh is divided into two parts. Brockagh Hill and Brockagh. Brockagh is the most important. About forty years ago there was no road running through Brockagh, but where the road is now a "millrace" as wide as the river that is in Brockagh at present was there. On the side of the road is a drain which stands by the name "Millrace". At the end of this millrace is the sluice. This was an iron gate which diverted the
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Brockagh, Co. Mayo
    Collector
    Patrick Joseph Kennedy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Brockagh, Co. Mayo