School: Tigneatha
- Location:
- Tynagh, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Caomhánaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0053, Page 0037
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“On our farm there is a park called Jimmy's Park because a man named James Costello lived there.”
On our farm there is a park called Jimmy's Park because a man named James Costello lived there. Near it also there is a well called "Biddy's well" because it was owned by Biddy Cannon. At the back of our house there is a bush called the "fiddler's bush" because a woman danced for the fairy fiddle music she heard there. In the neighbouring village there is a park called "Moll Davis's Hill" because Moll Davis lived there. On the top of that hill there is a bush growing there and no one ever ever ever cut a branch off that tree because it is believed that it gives shelter to the ban Sighe. In the neighbourhood there is a garden called "Cathys Garden" because Cathy Bohan and her brother lived there. In the ditch of that same garden there(continues on next page) - Collector
- Mary Quirke
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cappacuilla, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Martin Forde
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 72
- Address
- Tynagh, Co. Galway
