School: Gleann na gCreabhar (Anglesboro), Baile Mhistéala (roll number 10262)
- Location:
- Gleann na gCreabhar, Co. Luimnigh
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Cadhla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0514, Page 067
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“Patrick Forde of Ballyduff who afterwards became a captain in the Roston Artillery was returning home from the...”
(continued from previous page)be a connection between the Lios in John Ryans and Old Town. Old Town covers John Ryan's farm, Ballyfaskin, Michael Condons and William and Michael Mahonys farms Ballyfaskin, Ballylanders, Co. Limk.In Walter Corbetts farm in Boulinlisheen, Anglesboro', Limk. there is also a Lios which has a hole in the centre and steps leading into it.Some people say that the Danes built those Liosanna while others say they were built by the Early Normans and others hold they were built by the early inhabitants of Ireland and that they are occupied by the fairies.It is very dangerous to cut bushes or interfere with them in any way whatsoever. Many people in this district who interfered with them died soon afterwards and one man was drawing home a load of bushes off his Lios with a fine white horse when the horse fell int he centre of a level field and broke(continues on next page)