School: Cill Iubhair (roll number 10095)

Location:
Killure Beg, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Pádhraic Ó Ceithearnaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0028, Page 0109

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    this district.
    The people of this district are buried in Killure grave yard. Each family has a place for burying their dead. Some families have no graves in Killure Church yard. They have them in other church yards.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. Emblems and Objects of Value
    In some house of this district the people make a cross out of straw and attach it to a rafter in the roof of the house in honour of St. Bridget. This cross is one foot long and eight inches broad.
    Sometimes the people put this cross aside and when they are going to to thatch the house
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