School: Cillín (Portomna)
- Location:
- Killeen South, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Seosamh Ó Dúnadhaighe
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- County: Galway.
Barony: Leitrim.
Parish: Tynagh.
Townland: Bracara.Place-names:-(a) (Breacaire): do called because there are innumerable hillocks overgrown with frieze and heather and goose and because of stones and rocks scattered here and there.(b) Cappagh. (Cappach): which means a little hill.
(c) Nutgrove. (Cnó-Coill): so called because there are a lot of hazel trees growing there.(d) Flower Hill: because it is suitable for flowers and it is inclined towards the south.(e) Kilcorban. (Cill-Corbáin): so called because Saint Corban founded a church there, early in the eighteenth century.(f) Poultaloon: (Poll-Talmhan): so called because it is low land with rising ground around it.(g) Ballyleen: (Baile-an Lín): so called because there is flax growing there. The women of the houses make their own linen.(h) Ballyglass (Baile na Glaise): so called because there are a lot of green fields in the townland.(i) Kylemore. (Coill-Mór): so called because of the big wood that is there.(j) Killeen. (Cillín): so called because of the little church(continues on next page)- Collector
- Mary Treacy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Brackery South, Co. Galway