School: Cill Fhínghín (roll number 16222)
- Location:
- Killeeneen More, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Séamus Ó Ceallaigh
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- Kilcornan house is a mile and a half from Roveagh. There is an old castle behind the house. There was a family named Redingtons living in it long ago. They were very rich because they had a big holding of land. There was a woman living in the castle named Tilly. Everybody had to do what she would tell them. There was a Priest in Clarinbridge named Father Tully. He used to come to Roveagh on Sundays to read Mass. Tilly would not allow anybody to buy anything for Roveagh Church. She bought all the Statues that are in Roveagh Church and the stations of the Cross also. It was she that furnished it all. She had a few ladders behind the Church because if a storm damaged it one of the neighbours would repair it again.
Tilly was very good to the poor. She gave the people food anytime they came to her. She gave them money also. She is buried in a Church yard near Kilcornan house. There is a Head stone over her grave and her photo is on a stone beside her grave. - Collector
- Kate Garvey
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Roevehagh, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Pat Garvey
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 48
- Address
- Roevehagh, Co. Galway
