School: Caisleán Nua (C) (roll number 15772)
- Location:
- An Caisleán Nua, Co. na Gaillimhe
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Staic
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0079, Page 158
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“The name of my village is Clough...”
(continued from previous page)as well as in English. Most of the land is good for tillage. There is a hole in one of the fields belonging to Mr. Francis Finnerty and it is called "Poll na h-iasc mór". About 40 years ago in 1898 a monstrous eel lived in the hole. He used to come up and kill the cattle on the farmers around. On the 4th May at 1.p.m. In the year 1898 all the men of the village went to kill the eel. He rushed from the hole went down into the river and was never seen again.(no title)
“Cappamoyle is the name of this village...”
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- Gertrude Curran
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- An Cheapach Mhaol, Co. na Gaillimhe
- Informant
- John Curran
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- An Cheapach Mhaol, Co. na Gaillimhe