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School: Cill Cheallaigh (C.)

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Kilkelly, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Eithne de Buitléir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0113, Page 13

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    Ballyglass is my native village. It is beside Kilkelly. Once a man named Kelly killed another man. This man was sentenced to be hanged. He was brought up on the Ballyglass hill and he was hanged there. On this spot no grass ever grew but the grass grew very green all round it. From this Ballyglass or, "Baile Ghlais" got its name.
    The river Trimeog flwos along by Ballyglass. On the banks of this river there is and old mill. It was used in former days for making meal and flour. Men from the locality brought oats and
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Location
    Ballyglass, Co. Mayo
    Collector
    Mary K. Harrington
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Matthew Regan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilkelly, Co. Mayo