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School: Muine Mór

Location:
Meenymore, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Liam Ó Briain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0196, Page 033

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    I live in the townland of Meeneymore. In the parish of Cloon Clare, and in the Barony of Ros Clogher, and in the Dioceses of Kill Mor. there are twenty one houses in my district, and about ten waste houses. There are sixty people peoples living in my townland, six of of them are getting the old age pensions. Their names are James Breamer, and Mrs Breamer. Mrs Mc Morrow. Pat Mc Gowan, and Margaret Mc Morrow. None of them can sing songs or tell stories. Meeneymore means means the big bog, because it is a very boggy place. Cloon Clare means the Clares meadow, because there lived a
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Meenymore, Co. Leitrim
    Collector
    James Keane
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Meenymore, Co. Leitrim