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School: Ganntaigh (Ganty)

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Ganty, Co. Galway
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Sorcha Bean Uí Chlúin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0034, Page 0297

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    The local landlord in this district was Mr Christopher Redington. The Redingtons came to Ireland in the eighteenth century and lived at Kilcorman Castle near Clasenbridge. A brother of the Earl of Clanricarde, Edmund, resided at this castle, but in the maternal line Kilcorman passed by marriage into the possession of Right Hon C. Y. Redington J. P. He was a Senator of the Royal University and a Commissioner of National Education. The Redingtons were Catholics.
    The Redingtons gave a site to the Very Revd. Michael O'Flay D. D. Parish Priest, for the building of Ballymana Church, parish of Craughwell. This priest died in 1867
    Mr Redington was a kind and
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. land management (~4,110)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Bartley Buckley
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    69
    Address
    Garracloon, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Mrs Clune
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ganty, Co. Galway