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School: Riverstown 2

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Riverstown, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Áine Ní Pheadair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0180, Page 296

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    The name of our home is Ardcumber; townland Ardcumber, Parish Taunagh, Barney Tirerrill.
    There are six houses in our townland.
    There are a lot of people living in these houses.
    The houses are slated.
    Many old people live in these houses.
    They do not know Irish, they can tell stories in English.
    Houses were more numerous long ago than now.
    A lot of people went from here to America and are in it still.
    The land is hilly and good.
    There are a lot of woods in the district.
    There are twenty nine people living in the townland of Ardcumber
    The houses that they live in are all the same they are called cottages.
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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
    Collector
    Muriel Higgins
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ardcumber, Co. Sligo