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School: Croghan

Location:
Croghan, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Domhnall Ó Módhráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0237, Page 189

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    My Home District
    The name of my home district is Ardmore in the parish Casterstown Broghan and in the barony of Eastersnow.
    This townland got its name from Ard-Mor which means a great height which is the vicinity. There about ten families and about sixty people in Ardmore.
    The family name which is most common in this district is Sharkey and the majority of the houses are thatched. There are two old people over seventy years namely William Sharkey and James Sharkey both of whom live in Ardmore. They do not know Irish but they can tell old stories in English. The houses were more
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Croghan, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Dan Conroy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    69
    Address
    Croghan, Co. Roscommon