School: Cruach (roll number 15931)

Location:
Croagh, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Séamus Mac Duibhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1038, Page 99

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  1. There are 25 houses in Croagh now. There were 50 houses in Croagh long ago. There are 3 slate houses in Croagh now. There are 22 thatch houses in Croagh now.
    Gallagher is the commonest name in Croagh now, but Burke was the commonest name long ago.
    Because there were a lot of stacks in Croagh long ago that why it was called Croagh.
    There are six people over 70 years in Croagh now.
    Everyone in Croagh can speak Irish. Plenty of story-tellers in it.
    There are 25 ruins in Croagh. Nearly all the young people except one or two of each family.
    "Harvey's Farewell to Croagh", The Parish of Killaghtee" are two songs in which mention Croagh.
    There are several other songs in which mention Croagh also.
    The land in Croagh is mostly all bad. Croagh must have been wooded long ago.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Croagh, Co. Donegal
    Collector
    Rose Burke
    Gender
    Female