School: Baile Mór Síl Anmchadha (Laurencetown)
- Location:
- Laurencetown, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Seán Ó Cogaidhín
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- (continued from previous page)called the place where the Seymours live Billimore, and I read an inscription on a headstone in Clonfert graveyard which was erected to the memory of a Mary Seymour of Billimore who died in 1718. Whoever put the Irish name on the place made a mistake in thinking that Ballymore was the correct name of the place - instead of Billimore. It is more often written as Ballymore now.The translation of Baile Mór Síl Dumchadha is the big town of the decent of the name. The name being that of the O'Madden chieftains. After the O'Maddens came the Laurences and Eyres. The Laurences were Catholic at one time, and seem to be of Norman origin - they it is said took Billimore castle from the O'Maddens.(continues on next page)
- Informant
- B. Donnolly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Dooros, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Pat Kelly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Oghil Beg, Co. Galway