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School: Gowna

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Scrabby, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Hugh Murray
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0986, Page 125

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    “A grand example of a town that grew up around a ford in a river.”

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    Co Cavan

    Ath Ármhach

    ( Rudimentary Sketched Map of town cross road )
    featuring
    Fair Green
    Mill
    Old Arva
    River

    A grand example of a town that grew up around a ford in a river. It grew up from the days of Barter, and its two principal fairs are
    May Day and
    November Day
    " It had Pagan Roots "

    This District suffered much from Plantation
    It has one wholly Protestant area - still called the Manor
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. the great famine (~4,013)
    Language
    English