years of age. Her address is Coolourty, Derreen, Ballyglunin Co. Galway.Micheal Henelly is able to tell English stories. He is over seventy years of age. His address is Dangan, Derreen, Ballyglunin, Co. Galway.Mrs. Brandley knows Irish. She is over seventy years of age. Her address is Coolourty, Derreen, Ballyglunin, Co. Galway.Mrs. Devan knows a lot of Irish and is able to tell some stores in Irish and English. Her address is Coolourty, Derreen, Ballyglunin, Co. Galway.

427
Old Stories
Long ago there was a man in Galway named Goban Saor He had only one son. They were to build a castle in Clare Galway. Goban Saor and his son started for Clare Galway on a Monday morning Goban Saor said to his son, "Shorten the road" The son began to run and the Goban Saor returned home. Next day they started for Clare Galway again. The father said, "shorten the road", The son began to run and the father said "Let us go home," and they went home. That night when the son went home he went visiting to a house

Jack the Bear was the strongest man in the world. He was a Mayo man. One day he said he would go and earn his living and he had only five pennies with him. He went towards Galway and he met a Galway man to whom he said, " You seem to be a strong man." "No, there is a stronger man than I -- Jack the Bear." said the Galway man. "Come along with me " said Jack. "I am Jack the Bear." They went towards Wexford an there they met a man whom Jack said. "You seem to be a strong man." "No," said the Wexford man, "there is a stronger man than I, he is Jack the Bear." "Come along with me," said Jack. "I am Jack the Bear."
They wend on and went into a wood and there they build a little hovel. They bought three guns. ONe day two of them went out hunting and the Galway man stayed at home to do the cooking. In comes a cat and said, "Give me a piece of that or I will have you by the throat, and so he had to give the cat a piece. It was to long until he brought it all. Then the other two men cam in and they had nothing to eat. The man that was cooking told the other two how the cat came in an ate it all. "We will see" said the man. The Wexford man stayed in

the lord who said "How am I to know who you are. Your father might be a beggar for all I know." "The name of my father is Lord Kelly from castle Kelly at the foot of Mount Meelick Co. Galway." said Kelly. Then the lord said, "I will look in my books and see if his name is in it" He looked at the list of lords and could not find lord Kelly's name in it. Then Kelly said "Send one of your men to my father," The lord called one of his men and said to him "go to Galway, find Lord Kelly and his castle and bring back the news whither he rick or poor." The man said he would began his journey. When he was the gate Kelly steped out from behind a bush with a gun and he said to the man. "If you do not bring back good news I will blow your brains out" Th man was very much afraid of Kelly and said he would bring back good news. The he stated off again. He travelled a long way until he saw a horse He mounted the horse and galloped away towards Galway. When he reached Galway he rode though the town. He saw a crowd of boys throwing a small man. He asked one of them what was the man's name and the boy said "Lord Kelly of castle Kelly at the foot of Mount Meelik. Then the man

There is an old story told about Lake Derravaragh, near Collinstown, Co. Westmeath. This is it.
Long ago in Galway there lived a witch who owned a big lake. Another witch lived in Westmeath. The latter borrowed the lake from the Galway witch, and said she would give it back.
The Galway witch gave it to her, but she wouldn't give it back. There is said to be a big hole in Galway where the lake was.

There was a Landlord in Ballintava Dunmore Co Galway named Sam Barret. The people did not like him. He evicted Manions of Woodbed Dunmore Co Galway and put Donelans in their place. The morning they were evicted they all left except an old woman. When she was eating her breakfast they came and would not let her eat it. One day Sam Barret was passings through a wood and some one fired a shot at him. He was not right after that. The people that were evicted went to England. There was a Baaliff in Bellwell Dunmore Co Galway named Gormly (?).

In the Polredmond district there was a great stone-thrower in former times. His name was Thomas Quinn of Kildaree, Williamstown, Co. Galway. He was a very strong man and there was no man to equal him in stone-throwing. Also in the Polredmond district there were two boys which were swift runners. One of the boys names was James Kelly of Lower Polredmond, Williamstown, Co. Galway, and the other Patrick Quinn of Kildaree, Williamstown, Co. Galway. Those two boys won valuable prizes under the G.A.A. rules. They are still living and in good health.

Galway was surrounded by a wall and it was called the town wall. There are different Forts in Galway but there are not so much in it now. The spanish Arch is the name of a fort that once fortified Galway, and the spanish men built it. Where the Fort Hill cemetry is now there was also a Fort which fortified the town. There was a Fort also where the Davey Cinema now stands called the Town Wall. They used to make holes through it and got shooting through these holes.

This castle is situated on the seashore at the East end of Oranmore Bay. Owing to its situation etc it must have been a castle of great importance. It commands the main road from Clare and South Galway. There is apparently no record of the building of it but its architecture suggests 15th Century work. Its important position at the head of Oranmore Bay and on the road from Galway to the South makes it probable that it is in part much older or was built on the site of an earlier fortress. It was a stronghold of the Clonricards. It belonged to the Earl of Clonricarde in 1574. In 1598 it was still in Clonricarde's possession. In 1641 Galway being under the overlordship of the Marquess and 5th earl of Clonricarde was held for the king but in March 1642, the town

O'Daly, chielf professor of poetry in Munster and in the opening of the 15th. century there was Carroll O'Daly, the ollain of Corcomroe. A poem of his which has come down to us through the centuries is "Gileen Aroon."
The chief branches of this ancient family acquired landed property in Galway, Roscommon, and Westmeath. Of the Galway Branch in the time of James II, Denis Daly was Lord Justice of Common Pleas and another Denis Daly was M. P. for Galway. He was described by Henry Grattan as "one of the best and ableast characters Ireland ever produced." A member of this family was created Lord Dunsandle but the title became extinct in 1911. The present owner, Mr. Bowes Daly, is M. F. H. at Craughwell.

There was once a man living in Shrule and he got very poor. One day he made up his mind to go to Galway and try to his living by fishing at the time there was no road going to Galway and if you were going you would have to go by Tuom. It was dusks when to the man left for Galway in his ass-cart. When he got to Knockma a number of Fairies came out before him and asked for a penny. He gave them the penny and in return they gave him a hand. Full of gold and a box. They told him that the box was floated on water.

One time Galway and Mayo were playing football and at the hour Mayo won. All the Mayo's were shouting "Up Mayo" Mayo has won and a Galway man was listening to them and he was tired and beaten out at them calling out "Up Mayo" and when the Galway team left the field they kept on shouting. When this man went home and when he opened the door he met the cat who was watching him to return. The cat screamed "Meyue Meyue" , which sounded like "Mayo, Mayo". "O stop for goodness sake" said the man. "I was long enough listening to that besides you to go starting now.

in the murdered man's hand. Suspicion fell on Mc Hugo. His house was searched. The torn coat was found in his house and the piece found in the dead man's hand fitted exactly into the space of the torn out piece. In two trials for murder at the Galway assizes the jury disagreed. Later Mc Hugo was tried in Carrick-in-Shannon where the jury found a verdict of "guilty". He hanged in Galway prison. For years afterwards everybody who passed by the place where the victim's body was found would cast a stone on that spot. In a short time there was a pile of stones on the roadside as big as a house marking the scene of Breheny's murder. A few years ago the Galway Co. Council dug up the pile and used it as road material.

There was a man from Clough going to Galway on business, walking. When near Oranmore he over took a man with a horse and cart. He offered him a seat on the cart and of course he was pleased. They went on for about half a mile. He thought he was driving rather slow and asked him to drive the horse faster. The man said he would not drive faster and he jumped off and walked. When he reached Galway he did his business and started for home. When about two miles from Galway on his return journey, he met his friend going in with his horse and cart.

Dall Glic and told him that Paudeen had the work done. Then Dall Glic told the King to send Paudeen to the King's brother in Galway and give him an old mare and cart. Dall Glic told the King to tell Paudeen to bring forty tons of wheat also and to be back in twenty four hours. So off went Paudeen for the wheat. On his way to Galway the old mare lay down. Paudeen put the cart on his shoulder and kept going 'till he came to Galway. Then the King's brother got the wheat and put it in the cart. When Paudeen put the mare to the cart her back broke. Then he put the wheat back into the barn. When the people of the castle went to sleep Paudeen went

That night the king again consulted his wise man and told him what Pawdeen had done and asked him to suggest some other job for him for the next day. Then the wise told the king to give Pawdeen a note for his brother in Galway to morrow morning asking for forty tons of wheat Give Pawdeen an old horse and car, and ask him to have the wheat back to you within twenty four hours" Then Pawdeen was sent off to Galway with the old horse and car. But the old horse could only travel at the rate of four miles an hour, so Pawdeen tied the horses legs together, threw the horse and car over his shoulders and trotted away over the hills until he reached Galway. He gave the note to the king's brother got the wheat and filled his car, but the load broke the horses back. Pawdeen then put the wheat into a barn, went down to the king's brother and got all the

time score was
Galway Limerick
Goals Points Goals Points
2 1 2 2When play resumed Galway scored a goal. It was after brilliant play that Limerick scored a goal. Galway again scored a point within fifteen minutes of the end. Galwasy again scored a goal. It was only after great play that Limerick scored the equaliser a goal.
The final score wasGalway Limerick
Goals Points Goals Points
4 2 (14) 4 2(14)The replay was played at Mullingar. The game ended in a win for Limerick.
Soon after the ball was thrown in Galway scored a point Limerick scored two goals in five minutes. Galway attacked but were repulsed time and time

The Rt Hon. Christopher Redington, Cill Carnon House, Clarenbridge. He was a gentleman of great pity and was a most charitable and kind landlord to his tenents. He was also a head-inspector or National Schools.
John Shaw Taylor Esqr Castle Taylor Ardrahen.
Major William Lynch Rhinemore House Co. Galway.
Frank Joyce Esqr Rhasane House Craughwell Co Galway,
Walter Lambert, Cregaclare, Ardrahan, Co Galway
Lord Walls Cotte, Ardfry Oranmore, Co. Galway.
Matt St George, Kilcolgan Castle, Co Galway.

Walter Joyce, Jorje or Joyces, brother of Thomas, Cardinal of Sabina, of this name and family. was Archbishop of Armagh. He resigned in 1311, and was succeeded by his brother Roland. The former was confessor to Edward II and was author of several works. The family of Joyes in the County Galway, Oxford in Mayo and Woodquay in the town of Galway are the present descendants of the old family

When she struck the stone the king's son, daughter and wife and their three horses came up. Then he told the witch to go up on top of the highest tower in Galway. He went back to the King of Italy. The king made a great feast for him. He remained about three years with the king. When he returned to Galway the witch was melted in dust.