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School: Gort na Díogha (roll number 15587)

Location:
Gortnadeeve West, Co. Galway
Teachers:
Séamus Ó Dochartaigh Bean Uí Dhochartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0016, Page 020

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  1. Place Names in School District Collected by Children (continued)

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    Cnoc Mac Scathaill - Knockmaskehill - Skehill was the owner of this place and then it was given to his son

    Gort na nGaireas - Cloonculane - a family of Garrys lived here once

    Gort na Nóinín - - - - - - because a great deal of daisies grow there

    Gort Leán - - - - - - because a great deal of daisies grow there also

    Gort Dubh - - - - - -a lot of Blackheads grow in this field

    Páirc na mBláth - this field is covered over with flowers
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  2. The Closing of Tuam Bank

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    There was in 1798 a man called Captain Lambert living in Melford about 2 mls from this School. On a fine harvest day he heard that the French had come into Killala and he gathered up a lot of the Creggs men to fight with the French. In the same place that he lived a man of the Nolans came to live after him. He was very intimate with my grandfather, Martin Connell - he was a friend of his, he advised my grandfather if he had any spare cash to buy some cattle as they would be
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Martin Connell
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Address
    Clooncullaun, Co. Galway