School: Cill Uí Sheaghan
- Location:
- Killian, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Labhras Mac Giolla Comáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0046, Page 0014
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- (continued from previous page)this community came to live in Tohergar, also called the Old Convent.
In a place called Friary Land, they lived before coming to Tohergar. This Friary Land is situated at the foot of Sliabh Muire - Mount Mary in the parish of Kilbegnet, about eight miles from Tohergar. I have never got the clue as to why they migrated to Tohergar, but it is said it was with broken hearts they left as the cry was kept up the whole length of the journey.
Tradition states that there must be a very large number of them in it: for it also states to give us an idea of the number, that when the foremost man of them arrived in Tohergar, he suddently remembered that had forgotten an important book. His only way for getting it was to tell the man behind him and he tell the next and so on and we are told that when the word reached Friary Land the last man was just leaving and brought the book with him. This was eight miles and I am not informed whether they came in single file, double or in fours or in what manner, but at least the number of them coming must be very great.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Lawrence Kilcommins
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Teacher
- Address
- Cloonascarberry (Cheevers), Co. Galway
- Informant
- Labhrás Mac Giolla Comáin
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 86
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Cloonascarberry (Cheevers), Co. Galway
