School: Béal Átha Gearr
- Location:
- Ballygar, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Labhrás Ó Síoráin
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- Long ago when Cheevers came to Killyan he built a little chapel over his burying place and he was going to roof it but an old man told him that if he roofed it the protestant minister could preach in it. So he never roofed it. As years passed by ivy began to grow on its walls and it was called Cill oidheann or the chapel of the ivy.
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- Collector
- Miceál Mac Giollacomáin
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Barnacurra, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Maire Ní Ghiollacomáin
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 71
- Address
- Barnacurra, Co. Galway