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School: Cavangarden (roll number 16511)

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Cavangarden, Co. Donegal
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1030, Page 19

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1030, Page 19

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    (1) The Fort Hill.
    In the townland of Tubber in the parish of Kilbarron [?] there is a hill called the Fort Hill. It is called that because the Danes built a fortress on it when they were in Ireland.
    Lignalore.
    (2) Lignalore is a valley in Tubber. It is so called because it is the valley of the books. There was an old Hedge School in it long ago.
    (3) Tubber.
    This townland, between Cavangarden and Carricknahorna [?] is so called because there are a lot of wells in it.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Cavangarden, Co. Donegal
    Collector
    Florence Clarke
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cavangarden, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mr J. Clarke
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cavangarden, Co. Donegal