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School: Tyholland (roll number 13339)

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Tuckmilltate, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
Deborah Freeman
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0951, Page 135

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    TOWNLAND - Shelvins (From a big hill at the end of our lane).
    PARISH - Glasslough.
    NUMBER OF FAMILIES - Ten.
    NUMBER OF PEOPLE - Sixty.
    FAMILY NAMES - Clarke, Wilson, Dobbin, Trainor, Moan, Murdock, McMahon, McKenna, McRory, Kelly
    TYPES OF HOUSES - Thatched and slated.
    OLD PEOPLE - Two old men.
    IRISH - There is no Irish spoken.
    LAND - The land is wet, clayey and heavy.
    RIVERS - The Blackwater flows through.
    TREES - There are no large trees.
    RUINS - No ruins.
    EMIGRATION : The people who lived in our house long ago went to Australia.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Derrick Clarke
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Shelvins, Co. Monaghan