School: St. Joseph's, Illies
- Location:
- Illies, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: F. Loughlin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1112, Page 457
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- Townland:_The Illies _ Parish of Lower Fahan Desertegney and Barony of West Innishowen.There are thirty families in this townland. and about one hundred and sixty-seven people. The most common family name is McDaid. Most of the houses are thatched and only four or five are slated, and have only one room and a kitchen.The townland got its name from an elbow or bend in the river Crana here.There are about seven or eight people over seventy years in this Townland.
These old people do not know Irish but they can tell stories in English.William Donaghey }
Mary McLaughlin } Address
Edward Doherty } Illies,
Mary Grant } Ballymagan P.O
John Kelly } Lifford
Annie Kelly } Co Donegal
Ellen McGowan }
Houses were more numerous locally in former times. There are a number of ruins of houses in the townland as the people emigrated to America in former years(continues on next page)
