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School: Clochar na Trocaire

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Tuam, Co. Galway
Teacher:
an tSiúr M. Oilibhéir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0027, Page 0159

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    Ireland. Finbarr, one of their chieftains, obtained the sidh or site of Meadh, wihin five miles of Tuam. This Knock Meadha is known as Finnbarr's hill to the peasantry of Connaught, or the hill of the Galway and May fairies (Prechristian Ireland). From this and the other references it will be seen that the only hill near Tuam is an historic mound and that it looks down on the plain as was said of the Pyramids with the history of many thousand years enshrouded in mystic glory around it.
    Nora Geraghty
    Galway Road
    Tuam
    This was got from the Tuam Herald.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Knockmaa, Co. Galway
    Collector
    Nora Geraghty
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tuam, Co. Galway