School: Naomh Seosamh, Baile an Ruadháin (roll number 15829)

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1. Cnoc na mBua (continued)

   

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   1,189 by Cathal Crobh Dearg to give thanks to God for a victory over the Normans on this hill - hence its name Cnoc na mBuadh or hill of victory.
   People make a pilgrimage here to St. Bernard's well on the 21st of August -St Bernard's Day.

   

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2. The Pollock Estate

   

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   This estate lies N.W. of school. It got its name from the Land Lord, whose name was Pollock. It consisted of twelve tenants on this estate and forty in the Brierfield part. This Landlord was very wealthy and was anxious to evict the tenants on the Pollock part. The plan he adopted was to allow arrears to accumlate for eighteen years so that the tenants would not be able to pay. At the end

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   Language

   English

   Collector

   Teresa Burke

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Baile an Ruáin, Co. na Gaillimhe

   Informant

   Timothy Burke

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   80

   Occupation

   Farmer

   Address

   Goirtín, Co. na Gaillimhe