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 127

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0016, Page 127

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  1. There were two men who swapped horses. One Dowd, from the Mountain a few mls from here, the other Doorley of Fartown. Doorley get the best horse in the swap, and he was told that Dowd was coming with a faction to get back his own horse again.
    Doorley gathered another faction of men to oppose them. It happened that the police were out in search that night for a man they had a warrant against
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Martin Connell
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Address
    Clooncullaun, Co. Galway