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School: Ballyglass (roll number 14642)

Location:
Ballyglass West, Co. Galway
Teacher:
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    They can tell stories in English
    and very little stories in Irish
    Houses were numerous in olden
    times there is one now in ruins
    People emigrated to
    America in former years because the
    land wasn't able to support them.
    The townland is not mentioned in
    any song. Some of the land is boggy and some of it is good and hilly
    There is a wood in my townland named Monksfield and it is about twenty acres in size There is a small river and no lakes and no stories about them in my district
    Paddy Moylan
    Rathcosgive
    Craughwell
    Country Galway
    19 - 11 - 1937
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Rathcosgry, Co. Galway
    Collector
    Paddy Moylan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rathcosgry, Co. Galway