School: Talbhain (Irish Wastelands Society) (roll number 4013)
- Location:
- Knockmoyle East, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Bean Uí Fhearghail
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0051, Page 0130
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And then to Derrynamucka it wends its way.
And on to Derrybrine it's flowing away."
This river ends in Lough Cutra.
There is another shallow river separating Derrynamucka from Loughato[-h rick] which starts just on the boundary of Clare and flows on the mountain side to Derrynamucka and flows on and meets the Derrybrine river.
My father often told us of the moving bog.
In the year 1890 a whole lot of the boggy land got undermined by water and started three miles from my home and kept moving on for an area of seven or eight miles. In the early hours of the morning it started in(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Maureen Gormley
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Derreennamucka, Co. Galway
