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School: An Muileann (roll number 9208)

Location:
Mullen, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
B. Mac Siúrtáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0240, Page 040

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    My home district
    23 " 11 " 1938.
    The townland in which I live is called Leitrim. It is in the Fairymount district, and in the barony of Frenchpark. The are forty three families in this townland and one hundred and eighty eight people.
    There are four families in it called Creighton, and this is the most plentiful name.
    All the houses are of the low thatched type with the exception of a few which are slated.
    Leitrim must have derived its name from the large amount of stones
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    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
    Leitrim, Co. Roscommon
    Collector
    Teresa Creighton
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Leitrim, Co. Roscommon