School: Naomh Seosamh, Baile an Ruadháin (roll number 15829)
- Location:
- Baile an Ruáin, Co. na Gaillimhe
- Teacher: Mrs Nora Lally
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0077, Page 261
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- (continued from previous page)1,189 by Cathal Crobh Dearg to give thanks to God for a victory over the Normans on this hill - hence its name Cnoc na mBuadh or hill of victory.
People make a pilgrimage here to St. Bernard's well on the 21st of August -St Bernard's Day.
- This estate lies N.W. of school. It got its name from the Land Lord, whose name was Pollock. It consisted of twelve tenants on this estate and forty in the Brierfield part.
This Landlord was very wealthy and was anxious to evict the tenants on the Pollock part. The plan he adopted was to allow arrears to accumlate for eighteen years so that the tenants would not be able to pay. At the end(continues on next page) - Collector
- Teresa Burke
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Baile an Ruáin, Co. na Gaillimhe
- Informant
- Timothy Burke
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 80
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Goirtín, Co. na Gaillimhe
