School: Ganntaigh (Ganty)

Location:
Ganty, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Sorcha Bean Uí Chlúin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0034, Page 0296

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    and for children to school. At this cross roads there is usually a bon-fire on St. John's night. There is one mass path through the fields leading from the Ganty road to the Kilconcieron road through the Holly Park demesne which is owned by a man names Mr. White. On this mass path a local man named Dempsey was show when going to mass some years ago, was done as was thought by a secret society called "Rories" and ever since the field where the shooting took-lace has been called "Rories field"
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. public infrastructure
          1. roads (~2,778)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Dempsey
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    13
    Address
    Lissalondoon, Co. Galway