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School: Tisaran

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Moystown Demesne, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
M. Ní Éireamhóin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0813, Page 024

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    My home is situated in the town-land of Creggan, about one mile from Ferbane, Offaly. There are about eighteen families living there. The houses are small and thatched. There are only four slated houses in it. Egan is the most common name. Four families of Egans are living in Creggan and there are several families of Egans in the surrounding district also. There are only two very old men in Creggan one is over seventy and the other is eighty-eight. The former is James Connor and the latter is Patrick Dolan.
    There is not much bog in Creggan some of the land is fertile, and some
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Creggan, Co. Offaly
    Collector
    Eilis Ní Uait
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    Creggan, Co. Offaly