School: Killyconnan (B.)

Location:
Killyconnan, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
P. Kearney
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0979, Page 062

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0979, Page 062

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  1. The name of the townland is Feaugh. It is situated in the parish of Lavey in the barony of Upper loughtee.
    There are seven families in the townland. The approximate number of people in my townland is thirty one. There is no name common to the majority of the people in this townland.
    The most of the houses in the townland are low thatched buildings. There are no people over seventy years of age living in it. There are no people in this townland who can tell stories in English or Irish. Five years ago there were four families more living in Feaugh. In it there are four houses in ruins. Some years ago people emigrated to America from this townland.
    The land is hilly but there is no bog in it. There is one river, named the Corawillian River
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Gerry Reilly
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mr Bernard Reilly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Address
    Feaugh, Co. Cavan