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School: Cúl na Fearna

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Coolnafarna, Co. Mayo
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Séamus Ó Duibhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0107, Page 306

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    kind of turf in it and this brown turf was called "spáge" and in this way the old people called the village Spaddagh. There are four people over seven years of age living in the village. The all have a little Irish. They can tell stories in English but not in Irish. In by-gone times houses were (most) more numerous. There are but few ruins now remaining. Some of the people emigrated to foreign countries and never returned. Some of the land is boggy and some is very rich.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Spaddagh, Co. Mayo
    Collector
    Annie Fitzmaurice
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Spaddagh, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Fitzmaurice
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Spaddagh, Co. Mayo