School: Gort na Díogha (roll number 15587)
- Location:
- Gortnadeeve West, Co. Galway
- Teachers: Séamus Ó Dochartaigh Bean Uí Dhochartaigh
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0016, Page 076
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- 1 Deireadh luinge - báthadh (bhathadh)
2 Deireadh éacha luseadh
3 Deireadh sláinte osna
4 Deireadh na féine a cáineadh
- 1 Bull horn 2 horses hoofs 3 dogs tooth 4 saxon smile
- Informant
- Martin Connell
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Clooncullaun, Co. Galway
- "You Bible men, jumpers, and supers, and no wonder you work for your pay. You make an elegant living by leading poor souls the wrong way"
- A man in NewBridge. He's a kind of a poet. He was in Denis Kellys time - He belonged to the Red Branch Knights - he was the cause of all these jumpers and supers around Ballygan district. He got the protestent church built in ballygar (its now demolished). He went on a Sunday to the priest who was blessing the people with holy water. He saw the man and(continues on next page)
