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School: Baile Meadhonach (roll number 10675)

Location:
Ballymanagh, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Micheal Ó Raghallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0036, Page 0069

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    Garraidhe Máire Playmon
    In the parish of Ballymana in the townland of Emlough there is a field called garraidhe Máire Playmon. There did a family of that name live there several years ago, and Máire was the last survivor so the field got its name from her. It seems Máire was never tired praising the goodness of the field. No matter how late in Spring she would sow the potatoes they would be over ground long before the others in the village, that would be sowed weeks before them. It seems there was a man working for her one day, a few months after her father being buried and Máire started to
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Ballylin West, Co. Galway
    Collector
    Kitty Fallon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Emlagh, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Peter Fallon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Emlagh, Co. Galway