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School: Mionloch (C) (roll number 8800)

Location:
Menlough, Co. Galway
Teachers:
Bean Uí Oisín Bean Uí Dhubhagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0077, Page 117

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    My townland is Menlough Comms, it is in the barony of Tiaquin, and parish of Killascobe.
    The (puls) population of this parish is 1734. There are 405 families in it. My townland got its name from a lake outside the town. There are many old people living in this parish. They tell lovely stories in Irish.
    My Father told me that there is no song about Menlough. There are about twenty ruins of houses in this district.
    There is very little boggy land in this district. There are three big woods in it. The
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Menlough Commons, Co. Galway
    Collector
    Rita Scully
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Menlough Commons, Co. Galway
    Informant
    E. Scully
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    56
    Address
    Menlough Commons, Co. Galway