School: Gort na Léime (roll number 13012)
- Location:
- Gortaleam, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Pádhraic Ó Corcoráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0038, Page 0232
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- (continued from previous page)of corn would pass along there at night the boys came out and forcibly got supplies hence the hills name - Enoc na mbuacaille.
- On the north eastern side of the hill there is a hollow. In this hollow at one time, for it was then deep enough, there was an altar large enough for priest to say Mass in it - while watch and ward was kept on Enoc na mbuacaille for the soldiers, or as they were better known as the Red Coats who would slay the priest if they caught him.
- Collector
- Teresa B Fleming
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs N. Fleming
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 54
- Address
- Dunmore, Co. Galway
