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School: Cilltighearnáin/Kiltiernan (roll number 11812)

Location:
Kiltiernan West, Co. Galway
Teacher:
S. Ó Beirn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0033C, Page 05_002

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  1. Ór Caillte i Lough Cutra (continued)

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    There is a place above Gort called Ballyturn. THere is an old castle where a woman called Nora na Seann lived a long ago. She had a coachman who drove her out every day in a coach. One day the horses shied and the woman was killed.
    The coachman shoved the woman in the side of the road and went back to the castle to get the gold and to bring it away. When he had the gold in the boat another man followed him and when he was out in the lake he threw
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Location
    Lough Cutra, Co. Galway
    Collector
    Séamuis Mac Feórais
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Michael Keehan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    74
    Address
    Castletaylor South, Co. Galway