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School: Derries (roll number 11388)

Location:
Derries, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Meadhbh Bean Uí Chiaráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1033, Page 008

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1033, Page 008

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    My own district is Big Park. There are a lot of people living in it. The west part is all hills, but the eastern part is level. There is a lake in it and people say that there is buried gold in the bottom of the lake. The lake is overhung by a hill and a steep rocky cliff, and on the other side by limestone fields. The county road is about a quarter of a mile from my house. The lake name is Trusk [?], it is unfathomable.
    There is a house in Big Park,
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Bigpark, Co. Donegal
    Collector
    James Travers
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Bigpark, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mr James Travers
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Bigpark, Co. Donegal