School: Goirtín
- Location:
- Gorteen, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Máiréad Ní Dhubhthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0078, Page 220
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- (continued from previous page)diseases such as measles, Ringworm, Scarlet fever, Diphteria.
- In 1920, a cattle drive took place from Caltra. The cattle were driven as far as Monivea. One crowd drove them a few miles where they were met by another crowd who drove them until they met another crowd.
- Collector
- James Cannon
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- P. Finn
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 82
- Address
- Lenareagh, Co. Galway
- There used to be faction fights in Clough nearly every week about thirty- five or thirty years ago. There used to be cattle drives on Clough farm and some people were put to jail on account of them.
