School: Baile Mór Síl Anmchadha (Laurencetown)
- Location:
- Laurencetown, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Seán Ó Cogaidhín
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0055, Page 0154
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- (continued from previous page)be found throughout the country. The old people used to say that a member of the Laurence family, who was an Admiral, brought home from foreign parts the gold that built and furnished it. Certainly it was a fine residence and very well laid out gardens and walks. A Prince of Wales once stayed as a guest in the house it must be in the Admiral's time. A Laurence commanded a corp of volunteers at the time they were organised all over Ireland during the war with America. There was a large oil painting in the house representing a review of the volunteers by one of the De Borgas.They had a great love of art. The house was a store of paintings and works of art. It also resembled a miniature(continues on next page)
- Informant
- B. Donnolly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Dooros, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Pat Kelly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Oghil Beg, Co. Galway
