School: Bredagh Glen (roll number 14635)
- Location:
- Bredagh Glen, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Catháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1118, Page 140
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- I live in the townland of Lecamy in Innishowen, Co. Donegal. There are seventeen dwelling houses in Lecamy and there are sixty people in it.
There are nine thatched houses in Lecamy and eight slate ones. In my townland there are only three two-story houses. There are seven old persons over seventy years of age who can tell stories in English but not in Irish.
"Lecamy" means "The outside stone". It is not good land for cultivating because it is rocky. There were at least twice as many houses in Lecamy some time ago. Most of the western side of Lecamy is a bog and turf are to be found there.
All the people of Lecamy use turf in their fires in place of coal. I like my townland very much. It is two miles from Lecamy to the sea at Turmone.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Éamonn Ó Catháin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Carrowblagh or Leckemy, Co. Donegal
