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School: Dumha-chaisil

Location:
Ballindoo or Doocastle, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Dubhda
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0117, Page 256

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    Corngullagh, the townland in which I live got its name from a village which was once there and which was much bigger than Bunninadden. The pass-word that was in that village was "be up at the crow of the cock." Later on this townland was called Cournalough. The re is a great stretch of bog in this townland which is a place for game for the poacher. There is quite a number of farmers in this townland with ten or twelve acres of land, rearing cows and calve and tilling the land is their chief occupation
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Ballindoo or Doocastle, Co. Mayo
    Collector
    Michael Curley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cornagallagh, Co. Mayo