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School: Turloch (roll number 10286)

Location:
Turlough, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Éamonn Ó Maolmhuaidh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0120, Page 162

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    hills, and on this account is said to be at the back of the sun. Windsor gets its name from a Castle the McAlpines built there. They called it Windsor Castle after the Royal residence in England. Colonel McAlpine, the last occupier, sold his property to the C.D.B. and it is now divided up into holdings, and the castle has been levelled to the ground. Part of this village is called Clogher because it is filled with huge masses of rock. There is a bog near it called Seantalam. Part of the village of Gortnafolla is called Drimdaff. It takes name from the ridge of hills running through the centre of it, which are covered with ferns and heather. Cloonkesh, Cloontibrid, Cloonagleragh, Killard, Ballyguinn, Knockanour and Meelick are villages near the school in
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. land management (~4,110)
      2. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Turlough, Co. Mayo
    Collector
    Mary Duffy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Turlough, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    M. J. Mc Donnell
    Gender
    Unknown
    Age
    60
    Address
    Turlough, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Duffy
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    60
    Address
    Turlough, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Gibbons
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    70
    Address
    Turlough, Co. Mayo