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School: Lowtown (B.), Galbally

Location:
Galbally, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Ceallacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0513, Page 035

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    There is a field in Mr Jerry Hedigan's land (Galbally) called Inchacaman (Innse Camán). Fairies were seen hurling there several times. There is a field called the boot field in Mr Mick Noonan's land in Barna. It is shaped like a boot. There is a field in Mr Thade Noonan's land in Lizard called the rock field. There is a big rock in the middle of it.
    There is a rock on Corn (Cairn) hill (Corderry) called Carraig an Aifrinn. Mass was said there in the Penal Days.
    Ballycrana means the town of the pig. Long ago a great big black pig lived in Sliabh na Much. It killed so many people that nobody would go near the
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Galbally, Co. Limerick
    Collector
    Liam Ó Briain
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mrs Ed O Brien
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Galbally, Co. Limerick