School: Mullach, Sráid na Cathrach (roll number 3928)
- Location:
- Mullagh, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Proinnsias Ó Sandair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0624, Page 128
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- 31 Bealtaine 1938
Mo Ceanntar Féin.Donogan is the name of the townland in which I am living. It is situated in the centre of the parish of Kilmurry Ibrickane and in the Barony of Ibrickane.
There are twenty five houses in the townland. There were thirty eight houses in it before the famine years.
Four of the present houses are slated: five of them are sew-thatched and the rest of them are common thatched.
O'Gorman is the most common surname in the townland.
The townland is so called because there is a fort in it. This fort was supposed to belong to the O'Hogans. The townland was christened Dún Ogáin from that on.
There are eight people over seventy years of age living in the townland.
Martin Shannon of Donogan can tell stories in Irish. James Sexton of Rath Donogan can recite Irish poetry.
There are five old ruins in the townland. People used go to America from(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Pádraig Mac Iomaire
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Doonogan, Co. Clare
- Informant
- Máirtín Ó Seanáin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Doonogan, Co. Clare
