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School: Gleann an Dúin - Prison (roll number 17042)

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Prison East, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire A. Ní Dhocartaigh
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  1. How the Killeen Got its Name

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    In olden times there lived in Keelogues in the Barony of Carra a man named Isaac Beckett. He had a small mill and he ground oats in it. The mill became so crowded that he had no place to dry the oats so he paid men to come to Rushhill and build a little house in our farm as no other man would allow him
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Location
    Rush Hill, Co. Mayo
    Collector
    Bridgie Kennedy
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Margaret Kennedy
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    76
    Address
    Rush Hill, Co. Mayo