23.2.'38Spinning and WeavingAbout thirty years ago all the women in the village of Bunnatubber were able to spin.
Their names were Mrs. Burke, Mrs. Morris, and Winnie Carr.
Mrs. Burke was sixty-four years when she died about twenty-one years ago. Mrs. Morris was eighty years of age when she died and she lived about thirty years ago, and Winnie Carr lived to the age of ninety years and she died in the year 1932.
Martin Tyrrell, Ballybeg, Thomas Burke, Glenreevough, Peter Dooley, Kilcoona, and Patrick Lowry, Gardenham were noted for weaving.
Ballybeg is a small village about ten miles from Galway and eight miles from Tuam.
Glenreevough is a fairly large village and it is about six miles from Tuam. Kilcoona is about four miles from Headford, and Gardenham is about

were owned by the Kilkellys of Mossfort and the O Flahertys of Lisdonagh. There were gates in the church leading in to the seats.The school was where the teacher's residence is now - a long thatched building with mud floor. Mr Cunnane whose son now teaches in Kilcoona N S use to teach there and he lived in a house opposite John Casey's. This he rented from a farmernamed Judge whose descendants live in the house opposite the school. One of Mr Cunnane's sons (Frank) was executed in 1923 and is buried in the Republican Plot in D. Patrick graveyard. A family named Craven lived in Cunnane's house. One of them became a Christian Brother and later editor of Our Boys. Judge's house was a public house. The Post Office was one time in Thomas Hoades house and another time in John McHugh's. The old ruin near the teacher's residence was a coach house used by the Kilkellys of Mossfort on Sundays for carriage and horse.The old alter was burned and the marble alter was found was first at the wall (east)

Fr McManus. Fr Burke.Corner Chapel - the Chapel of ease was built in 1829. It was called Corner Chapel because it was built near the corner of the Cross Road. The owner of the demesne objected to building the church opp dem. (?) gate at the x roads - so it was built further up on the Kilcoona Rd. The clan (?) is now (?) and nothing remains of the castle but one wall. There was a church near Knockroon one near McDonaghs, Several Protestants lived in Headford one time.. Headford & Shruile were big centres for them. The Prot. Church is in this parish (D patrick). Any person found picking even a twig in demesne was brought to the Square in Headford and put in stocks which were opposite the present National Bank.The markets long ago used be held near Knockroon before the town of Headford grew up. The Protestant Church near Headford is in this parish. The demesne near Headford was owned by the St. George who lived in a castle in the demesne. Only one wall of the castle remains. There were several Protestants in Headford one time. Any person found even

The Clarkes came from Athenry. Clark bought that place near Belclare for his son from Capt. Kirwan. Clark became aristocratic and hunted; married one of the Kilkellys of Mossfort. Became poor afterwards and went to Mass in ass cart. Count Blake lived in Cloc Ballynore near Clarenbridge.
There was an old church in Ross Lodge.
When Kirwans had race horses and land in the Curragh the finest hay came from Cloonbar, Cloonasgrah.
Father Heaney helped to buy (i) Cullinan Est, (ii) Count Blake Est, (iii) Poll na hAille Est.
The people gave the money or got loans from the Bank.
Count Blake was made a Count by the Pope. His sister, Mrs Murphy, had Abbeytown and Tonacooleen. He was born in Ballinfad near Balla. Other estate of his was in Clocballymora. Gave much property to Church.
Kilkelly's father came from Dublin and bought Carheenard, Mossfort from Sir George of Tir Eoghain. Gummins gave site for Kilcoona School and had a tannery in Galway.