School: Errill, Ballybrophy (roll number 928)
- Location:
- Errill, Co. Laois
- Teacher: Ss. Ó Braonáin
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- (continued from previous page)by which Brian Boru travelled from Munster with his army to fight the battle of Clontarf in the year 1014. There is a field in Ballagh on which stands the castle and it is called "The Castle Field". One corner of this field is called "Lawlor's Corner". A man of that name is said to have resided there a long time ago.
There is a corner of a field(fifty) within fifty yards of Ballagh cross. It is covered by a cluster of blackthorn bushes and it is called£The Black Cats Corner".- Informant
- Seán Ó Caimpion
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 44
- Occupation
- Feirmeoir
- Address
- Ballagharahin, Co. Laois