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School: Lowtown (B.), Galbally

Location:
Galbally, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Ceallacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0513, Page 118

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    over the mountain. He saw the huge pig approaching. He got ready his two hunting spears. He hurled one of them at the furious animal but missed. He hurled the second spear and he killed her.

    There is a hill on the northern side of the Glen of Aherlow called Corn which means the pile. There is a huge pile of rocks on top of the hill.

    There is a townland called Ballinamona about two miles to the west of Galbally. It is called Ballinamona because there is a turf-bog there.
    There is a field down in Lizard called the moate field because there is a big moate in it.
    Ardnamoher which means the height of the
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mícheál Ó Foghludha
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mrs Foley
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    49
    Address
    Ballycrana, Co. Tipperary