School: Naomh Seosamh, Baile an Ruadháin (roll number 15829)
- Location:
- Ballinrooaun, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Mrs Nora Lally
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- The word Laught means a "flag" or "stone". Tradition says that at one time a great battle was fought and many of the inhabitants lost their lives. At one time two chiefs one from Williamstown and the other from Barnaderg owned all the land from Williamstown and Barnaderg as far as Laught. However, they agreed to divide their land and that they should arise early on a certain morning and meet the other and where ever they should meet that would be the boundary.
The former was very greedy and haughty arose early, gathered an army and set out to meet his enemy.
The latter was lazy and did not get up in time. He then set(continues on next page)- Collector
- Thomas Laffey
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Abbert, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Mrs Laffey
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 80
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Abbert, Co. Galway