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School: Kilmorgan (roll number 12444)

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Kilmorgan, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Kathleen M. Doyle
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0183, Page 312

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0183, Page 312

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  1. Famine Times (continued)

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    and Clifford evicted them because they were not able to pay their rents. Great numbers of them died of hunger by the roadside.
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  2. My Home District

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    Name Cloonlurg.
    Parish Emlaghfad.
    Barony Corran.
    There are elevin families in my townland
    There are about thirty seven people living in it.
    The most of the houses are thatched.
    The town land got its name on account of the rich meadows that are in it.
    There were about one hundred families living in my townland in former times. Great numbers emigrated to the United States and
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Brady
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloonlurg, Co. Sligo