School: Garracloon (roll number 6852)
- Location:
- Garbhchluanach, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Teacher: James J. Clarke
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0148, Page 111
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- (continued from previous page)and its name is Bailewoillin. I found out last night that it was not by the River Deel the mills were worked but by a little river that flowed into the Deel. I got this information from Mrs. Kavanagh of Knockfree who was born and reared in the townland and who is now about seventy five years old.
- There were two mills in this district long ago and they were situated in the townland of Knockfree. That part of Knockfree is sometimes called Ballywillian which means the townland of the mills. The name Knockfree means Heather Hill. The mills stood in the middle of Ballywillian and they were worked by water. The mills are not to be seen now but the mill-race is to be seen yet. One of the mills belonged to a man named Murphy and the other belonged to a man named Kavanagh. The two of them were living beside each other. One of the mills was for flax and the other one was for grinding corn. The grindstones are not to bee seen now.
- Collector
- Kathleen Gibson
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Caisleán na Daoile, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Informant
- Tom Gibson
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Caisleán na Daoile, Co. Mhaigh Eo
