School: Leitirfreag

Location:
Letterfrack, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Míchéal Ó hIfearnáin
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    called because a family Mulkerin owned the land around the lake.
    Loch a Túdar is so called because of the boggy land which is around it.
    Michael Thornton and Mrs Thornton were Irish speakers. Michael Thornton died twenty years ago. Mrs Thornton died ten years ago. Jimmy Gavan was a very good storyteller and his house was the visiting house for the people of the village.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Currywongaun, Co. Galway