School: Cill Mhuire (roll number 8139)
- Location:
- Kilmurry, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Ruairc
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- Ballindelaghan 20/5/38.
Ballindolaghan is the name of a townland about a half-mile from Killmurry School. It is an Irish word because it means the fairies take off their heads. There are a lot of fairies in this village.
Ballindolagan is a very long townland The north of this townland is called Ballindolagan Crump because a family called Crumps were living there. The south is called Ballindolagan Knox as the Knox family were living in the south of the townland.
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- Informant
- Dominick Raftery
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lissalway, Co. Roscommon
