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   The name of my townland is Aughaclay. The name of the Parish is Aghalog. The name of my barony is Dartrey. There are five families in my townland There are eighteen persons in it. The most common name is Connolly. There are three thatched houses in my townland and two slated. The people tell stories in English. Some people went to America in former times. There are three old houses in my townland. There are many stories told about Logwood hill and Fir Breage. It is told that on the black pig's travels he made the track of his foot on a stone. Another story is told that a giant threw a stone from Carn Hill to Logwood Hill. There is another told that a Priest was saying Mass on Fir Breage hill and the English came along and shot the Priest and buried him on the hill and put two stones over him one over his head and the other over his feet., There are two lakes under the hill and it is supposed they have no bottom. There are no lakes in my townland. There are rivers and streams in it. There are bogs in my townland and they are called Drumhilla. There is no wood in it now. There is another place called haw forth where fairies lived long ago. There is a story about it too. Once upon a time there lived people near haw fort

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   Topics

   1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)

   Language

   English

   Location

   Aghaclay, Co. Monaghan

   Collector

   Jim Deighnan

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Aghaclay, Co. Monaghan

   Informant

   Miss Mary Murphy

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Aghaclay, Co. Monaghan