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School: Shannagh (roll number 8400)

Location:
Shannagh, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
J. Hutchman
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1032, Page 036

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    About five miles from our house in the townland of Laghey Bar. Laghey (Post Office) Co Donegal there is a lake called "Loch Máire Boyle." It got its name in the following way. In olden times there was a woman named Mary Boyle living near to the lake. One day she was pulling heather on the brink of the loch when her foot slipped and falling into the deep water she was drowned. From that time on the loch was known as "Loch Máire Boyle."
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. the great famine (~4,013)
    2. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Francis Hilley
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    13
    Address
    Shannagh, Co. Donegal