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School: Cluain Tuirc (B.)

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Cloonturk, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Seán Ó Conchobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0217, Page 207

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    The local place names are:-
    Clooncliva meadows of the games
    Cloonfannon. St Fannon lived there
    Cloonbo. Meadow of the cows
    Coroduff. There was a corragh there long ago.
    Bonnibeg. There were rabbits there.
    Drumlara. Back of a cow.
    Tulcon. There was a great man in it call Tulcon
    Drumdart. The people played darts.
    Killamaun. The camans were got there.
    Breanross. It got its name from a swamp.
    Sholemore. It is a big townland.
    Corriscoffy. Scaffies from Scotland lived there.
    Taulaught
    Cavan
    McLoughra
    Curraghra
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Cloonclivvy, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Ellen Faughnan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    89
    Address
    Cloonclivvy, Co. Leitrim