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School: Baile a' Mhuilinn (Cailíní)

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Milltown, Co. Galway
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Siobhán, Bean Uí Dholáin
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    could not stay in his own house after that. So one night he was coming to his own house and as he climbing up the garden wall he spied the red coats and their helmets shining in the moonlight he crawled away on his hands and knees and could not come near his house for a year after. The ruins of the forge he was working are still to be seen in my village
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. smithing (~2,389)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maureen Egan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballymary, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Martin Egan
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Ballymary, Co. Galway