School: Tamhnach tSeiscinn (roll number 12778)

Location:
Tawnytaskin, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Aibhistín Ó Tárpaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0234, Page 199

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  1. I have heard the following piece of folklore from my aunt Miss Lizzie O Donohue. She resides with me at Abbey House, Boyle.
    Long ago, a chief ruled over the Northern part of Co. Roscommon. He had a beautiful daughter named Buill, who fell in love with a soldier. When she asked leave of her father to marry this man he refused. The girl kept on asking her father but all to no avail.
    One day Buill was walking along the banks of Boyle River when the Abbeytown bridge is now situated. Suddenly she fell in and was drowned. The soldier was almost broken hearted so he carved the shape of the girls head on a stone where she fell into the river. Many years later when Abbeytown Bridge was being built this stone was taken to help build the bridge. This stone can be seen even to this day, but it was much bigger than it was now. It is believed that the Boyle River took its name from this girl called Buill.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Dermott Kilgallen
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Boyle, Co. Roscommon