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School: Leitir Bric (roll number 14924)

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Letterbrick, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Seán Ó Grannacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0151, Page 578

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    My Village
    I live in the village of Coolnabinnia in the barony of Tirawley.
    There are fourteen houses in my village presently. There were twenty houses long ago
    There were twenty houses long ago
    There are three slated houses in my village
    Cloonabinnia is called that name because it is the back of the peaks.
    There are six people in my village over 70 years. They can tell no stories in Irish, but they can tell them in English. They are as follows,
    Mrs Rowland.
    Pat Goughan
    Mrs Granahan
    John Merrick
    Mrs Morley.
    Mrs Morley has Irish.
    There are six ruins of houses in my village. They were owned one time by
    John Davitt.
    (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
    Coolnabinnia, Co. Mayo
    Collector
    Michael Joe Berrett
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Coolnabinnia, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Pat Barrett
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 50
    Address
    Coolnabinnia, Co. Mayo