School: Dún na Lochlannach (roll number 11987)

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1. Ballybroder Farm (continued)

   

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   heard by her neighbours and friends without question or surprise.
   The Burkes were in possession of 365 acres of land for a considerable time and as the family died out a first cousin of theirs inherited the place, and sold it to the Irish Land Commission. The farm now consists of 170 acres of land subject to the usual annuity and poor law rates.

   

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2. Ballybroder Fields

   

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   There are many fields in Ballybroder and for our convenience we call them names, the "long field," the "stony field," the "hilly field," the "five acre field, the "six acre field," the "graveyard field," the "Parkeen," the "middle field," and the "lawn." Each field takes its name from its own characteristic.

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   Language

   English

   Collector

   Mary Kelly

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Ballybroder, Co. Galway