School: Camdhoire (roll number 14573)

Location:
Camderrynabinnia, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire Ní Dhubhchon
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    wife. They can talk Irish fairly well. The reason Lackafinna is so called is because it was the dividing line between Ormsby's demense and Touhy's. Once Ormsbys tried to bring the treaty stone over to Ballinamore and it fell into the river and the people then called the place Leac-a-bfinna.
    Some of the people emigrated to America when they had permission to go and the remains
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Cuillalea, Co. Mayo
    Collector
    Kathleen Lavan
    Gender
    Female