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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

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   Topics

   1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Lawrence Kilcommins

   Gender

   Male

   Occupation

   Teacher

   Address

   Cloonascarberry (Cheevers), Co. Galway

   Informant

   Michael Shaughnessy

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Liscuill, Co. Galway