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School: Lanesboro (roll number 13320)

Location:
Lanesborough, Co. Longford
Teacher:
E. Ó Reachtagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0753, Page 084

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    The name of the townsland in which I live in is called Lanesboro. It is in the parish of Rathcline. The most common name is Farrell and the way Lanesboro got its name is as follows.
    When plantations were introduced in Ireland a man named Lane got Lanesboro and its surroundings. He was then created a peer and got the title of Lord Lane and therefore Lanesboro got its name from him.
    The houses that are in Lanesboro are mostly all newly slated houses except one that is Mrs Leavy.
    There are only four old people over seventy years of age here in Lanesboro. There is only one of them that can tell stories that is
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Lanesborough, Co. Longford
    Collector
    Miss Mary Jeanette Ryan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Address
    Lanesborough, Co. Longford