School: Baile a' Mhuilinn (Cailíní)

Location:
Milltown, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Siobhán, Bean Uí Dholáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0041, Page 181

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  1. I live in the village of Carranagheey in the parish of Milltown. Some people think it is a strange name for a village, but it is called that name because it is a windy quarter of the country and when the wind blows from that direction it is very cold.
    I will describe my village the best I can. There are twenty-three houses in my village. There is a very old tree in my village. It is a haw-thorn tree. It is between fifty and sixty feet high, and it is so old that there is ivy growing out of its trunk. The ivy has grown about a feet over the top of the tree.
    There is also an ancient stone. It is a stone that sprung from the earth. People have dug down to find the end of the stone, but they found that it is sloping down into the earth. After that a priest came to see it. He told the people never to do anything to it.
    There is a well in the centre of the village. It is said it is the best well around. It is called Tobar na Mona. It is down in a hollow very near the bog with all the lands over it and still the water
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Carrownageeha, Co. Galway
    Collector
    Peggy Duggan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrownageeha, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Mr Duggan
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    56
    Address
    Milltown, Co. Galway