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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0016, Page 448

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    soldiers on his way to Roscommon. There were two swans on the lake where he used to fish and they stayed there until they died. Crann Com is still standing but the people are not allowed to cut a branch the old people say it would bleed. There was a large hole in Kilcooley Ballymoe and he used to read mass there also. There is only one person in the district called after him and he is Croan Keegan Ballyglass Ballymoe
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Egan
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Martin Egan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    49
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Ballyglass South, Co. Galway