School: Páirc na Rian (C.), Rampark, Jenkinstown (roll number 4882)
- Location:
- Rampark, Co. Louth
- Teacher: M. Ní Fhlannagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0660, Page 290
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- Townland - Rampark
Position - Runs North and South.
Boundaries - On the east Piedmount and Loughanmore.
One the wet Annaloughan
On the north Slieve-na-Lough
On the South Dundalk Bay
No of Families - 27
No of People - 116
Family name most common - Mc Ardle
Types of houses - Slated.
No of thatched houses - 3
How the townland got its name - Queen Maeve left her traces in the district.
Names of people over 70 - Minie Mc Ardle Mary Connor, James Mc Guinness, Mrs Duffy Mrs Hanlon, James Hanlon, James Rice, Maggie Mc Geeney, Mrs Mc Grath.
Do they know any Irish? Mrs Hanlon knows a few old phrases.
Were there more houses long ago? - Yes
Houses in Ruins - 7
