School: Cill Uí Sheaghan
- Location:
- Killian, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Labhras Mac Giolla Comáin
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- Woodbrook is a townland adjoining Newbridge or more correctly speaking Newgrove. It is on the west and about a mile from here - Killyan.
This Woodbrook was a farm in grass up to thirty years ago. Of course a few generations before that it was inhabited by a ruthless tyrant of a landlady - a Mrs. Jerrot (s0 pronounced) evicted it.
As was usual, in these cases a steward's house was erected on this farm. The present occupier of this house is Mannion who acted as a herd previous to the distribution by the Congested Districts Board. On this man's land and adjoining his premises was an old Castle.
It had all the appearances of a fortified place with turrets, battlements, enclosures & e.
It is said Granuaille lived in this castle, besides having another near Clifden in Connemara.
From this the queen went forth every day to inspect her herds, estates & co. Her mode of conveyance was not a motor car, but what my informant described as a "slide". That is a carriage on wheels of a semicircular shape, something of the make of our "swinging boats" used by travelling companions or enterprises. There wasn't an axle but it slid along the ground drawn(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Lawrence Kilcommins
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Teacher
- Address
- Cloonascarberry (Cheevers), Co. Galway
- Informant
- Michael Shaughnessy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Liscuill, Co. Galway
