School: Maigh Locha (B.) (roll number 13851)
- Location:
- Moylough, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Pádhraic Ó Braonáin
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- I live in the downland of Moylaugh . It is situated in the half parish of Curry.
There are a chapel and schools in it.
The chapel is situated on a little hill. There is a grove of threes around it and there is a lake in front of it.
The town land got its name from the plain of the lough. Long ago there was a lake there always and when it dried up there was a level plain left.
The land is of goo quality .It is good for the grazing of sheep and cattle.
There are 52 houses in it, eighteen of them slated and thirty two are thatched and tow of them are in ruins.
The population of it is about 200 . The people are all small farmers. They rear from two to five cows and young stock and the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Michael J. Moffitt
- Gender
- Male
