School: Goirtín

Location:
Gorteen, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Máiréad Ní Dhubhthaigh
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  1. Near the Tample cross-roads is a wall which is called the "flaxhouse". A fire used to be kept burning there for drying the flax in this district. Flax was grown in Ireland long ago.
    "Gort a Mhainín" in Tample
    It is so called because it was owned by a man named Mannion.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    2. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Location
    Temple, Co. Galway
    Collector
    Paddy Burke
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Temple, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Pat Burke
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    58
    Address
    Temple, Co. Galway
  2. Poll Tuairín or Toirín.
    It is a field beside a river. The people used to was their linen there. There is a hole there where the river goes underground and beside this grows a xlump of little bushes.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.