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School: Teampall Mhuire

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Carbad Beg, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0144, Page 537

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    My own district is called Tooreen, it is situated in the Parish of Killala and the Barony of Tirawley. Tooreen means bleeching ground. In olden times the King lived about here and on the rocks that are stretching from Foghill to Summer Hill his bleach lay out so its called the "King's bleeching round" since.
    Now a days Tooreen is rather scarce in houses. There are only seven house in it now. They are all slated with the exception of one. But in days gone by there was a village down at where Michael Foard's is now and up as far as John Maughan's. There were two lines of houses on either side and a wide street running in the centre of them.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Tooreen, Co. Mayo
    Collector
    Peggie O' Reilly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tooreen, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    John O' Reilly
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tooreen, Co. Mayo