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School: Corr Odhar (roll number 14701)

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Corrower, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Aibhistín Ó Coinnigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0126, Page 478

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  1. The Townland of Carradoogan

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    The name of my townland is Carradoogan, but the old Irish name for it was Ceatramh Caol, meaning the narrow quarter, and it is situated along the side of the mountain in the parish of Atty - massCo. Mayo, and in the barony of Gallen.
    Long ago there were no houses at all in Ceatramh Caol until a man called Slack came in from The Gap at Lough Talt shepherding and he built a house here, and then some of the tenants followed him, and they devided the land among them.
    There are sixteen houses in it, six of them being built lately, and ten of them are old houses. Nine of them are thatched houses, six slated, one galvanised, and one two storey high.
    Three of the houses have three
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Location
    Carrowdoogan, Co. Mayo
    Collector
    Brigid Igoe
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrowdoogan, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Martin Igoe
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    54
    Address
    Carrowdoogan, Co. Mayo