School: Clochar na Trocaire
- Location:
- Tuam, Co. Galway
- Teacher: an tSiúr M. Oilibhéir
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0027, Page 0164
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- Lally is a corruption of the Irish name ua Maollalaidh O'Mullaly. and the heads of this sept were once princes in Hy Many. In the sixteenth century they were still people of importance, for two of the name were Archbishops of Tuam. In 1673, after the Restoration, James Lally was a landed gentleman with extates about his place of Tullinadaly not far from where his leacht is erected. The leacht is to be seen a mile and a half from Tuam out on the Claremorris road. The inscription reads: "Pray for the souls of James Lally and his family, 1670." It is curious, frist of all, to find this Gaelic custom of erecting such cenotaphs surviving into the 17th century.
But his grandson, Captain(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kathleen Heskin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Tuam, Co. Galway
