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School: Scoil na mBráthar, Tuaim

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Tuam, Co. Galway
Teacher:
An Br. Ó Duinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0027, Page 0293

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    called "The Lawn"
    "Grawnes" is about two miles from Tuam. It is on the Dunmore road. Long ago the races were held there. there are no races there now.
    "Ceathrú na nGairintí" is at least two miles from Tuam. (Gardenfield) It is on "Ballygaddy road". There is also a big cave there and it is said that it was made by robbers long ago.
    Cloonmore is a village outside Tuam. It is about three miles away. The Galway road leads to it. There is a large river there called "The Cloonmore river.
    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
    Tuam, Co. Galway
    Collector
    Padhraig Ó Grialluis
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tuam, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Francie Grealish
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    17
    Address
    Tuam, Co. Galway