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School: Dumha-chaisil

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Ballindoo or Doocastle, Co. Mayo
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Séamus Ó Dubhda
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0117, Page 259

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    thatched except two. In former times there were more houses in the townland and some of the ruins are still to be seen. There are seven people over seventy in the townland. They know very little Irish but some of them can tell stories in English. One of them is Mr john Flannery or Ougham, Bunninadden. At all times the people emigrated to America until a few years ago. After that they began to emigrate to England. The townland is mentioned in a song which was composed by Dr James T Gallagher of Ougham.
    The Song
    The grey road and the brown road,
    The cottage through anew,
    That winds across the moorland
    (continues on next page)
    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
    Location
    Ogham, Co. Sligo
    Collector
    John Flynn
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ogham, Co. Sligo