School: Cill Críosta
- Location:
- Kilchreest, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Seán Ó Cléirigh
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- (continued from previous page)struck by an iceberg.
Another was Martin Hudd father of Mr. Hudd the thrice Mayor of Australia. The former was a famous runner and is said to have run down a deer.
John Brady born in Kilchreest, who was also a famous athlete, he was said to have carried a horse's car on his back.
Another was Anthony Murphy a celebrated nursery man who lived in the house now occupied by Mr. W. Carthy Kilchreest then his nursery.
Fr. Patrick Forde born in Ballacurra. He died of it is said when he could not help his parishners in Black '47. He was buried in Kinvara church where a marble slab was erected to his memory is to be seen to this day near the high-altar.
John Canning a very wealthy man who came to Kilchreest in the closing years of the eighteenth century. He was a master weaver and a(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mena Fallon
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Raheen Oughter, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Mrs J. Fallon
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Raheen Oughter, Co. Galway
