School: Mercy Convent, Newtownforbes (roll number 8546)
- Location:
- Newtown Forbes, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Sr. M. Brainín
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“The name of my village is Newtownforbes and my Parish is Clonguish and barony Longford.”
(continued from previous page)place at all,
Adorned by trees and flowers, and the little rivers
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Beside that a pretty hermulage
Rose Cottage and Saint Arms,
Although from them, I far away down
by Bun-dowan strand.
The land around here is very good rich land. There are many acres of wooded land in Castle Forbes demesne. The Shannon runs within about one and a half miles from here. Lough Forbes is the only lake around here, and is about one and a half miles from the village. There are several small streams but there are no stories connected with them.
- Annie Toher, Newtownforbes,
by Mr. Tighe,
Newtownforbes, Co. Longford.
Age = 53 years(continues on next page) - Collector
- Annie Toher
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Newtown Forbes, Co. Longford
- Informant
- Mr Tighe
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 53
- Address
- Newtown Forbes, Co. Longford
