School: Baile an Doirín (C) (roll number 7552)
- Location:
- Ballinderreen, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Treasa Bean Uí Bheirn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0033B, Page 02_041
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- There was once a man living in the village of Ballinderreen and his name was Thomas O'Connor. He went to the fair one morning at four o'clock and he was followed by two more men from Pollough.
Thomas O'Connor was about a half a mile ahead of the two Pollough men.
At the same time there was a Barn living in the Kilcolgan Castle and he had a carriage with four horses under it. He used be out late at night driving.
The Pullough men heard the carriage a horses coming(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kathleen Flannery
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- John Flannery
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 48
- Address
- Ballinderreen, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Michael Fahy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 78
- Address
- Cartron, Co. Galway
