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School: Lorg an Iarla (roll number 13590)

Location:
Lurganearly, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
E. Ní Choilldubh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0942, Page 105

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    Name of my home District is in Drumacrib Parish Muckins the Barony is Cremorn.
    There is about ten families in this district and Martin is the most common name in this district.
    The houses in this district are all slated. It got its name from a row of hills in a shape of a pig backs D-Ruina a back and crubh the foot of an animal.
    The oldest people in this district are Mrs John Martin, and Mrs John Larverty.
    Mrs John Martin's address is
    Drunacrib P. O.
    Castleblayney,
    Mrs John Larverty
    Drumacrib P. O.
    Castleblayney
    The old folk in this district know no Irish as they never learnd Irish; but they can tell storys in English. And there are more people
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Drumacrib, Co. Monaghan
    Collector
    Winnie Powell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drumacrib, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    Mrs J. Warnock
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    21
    Address
    Drumacrib, Co. Monaghan