School: Gort an Locha (roll number 1414)
- Location:
- Gortalough, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: S. Ó Docraigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0182, Page 634
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- (continued from previous page)There are fourteen families with a population of forty two who live by mixed farming. A bye-road leading from the Coach road satisfies their needs The Red Earl's Road passes through this townland The people in this townland are not so civilized as they are in the adjoining ones. They still boast of their brave feats at the faction fights when the fairs used to be held in Castlebaldwin. There are 13 Cairns in this townland. We will deal with them later on in this book.
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extends from the lake shore, to the boundary line between the two parishes Boyle and Aughanagh. The point of Douris - a headland projecting into the lake, is flanked on one side by Jack's Bay and on the other side by Douris I have not been able to ascertain why the bay has been called Jack's". Both bays have been good for trout, being(continues on next page)
