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School: Threemilehouse (roll number 342)

Location:
Three Mile House, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
I. Mc Eneaney
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0953, Page 321

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    The name of my home district is Drumguill. The Parish's name is Drumsnatt. The Barony of Monaghan.
    There are six families in the townland. There are (43) forty three people. McEntee is the name most common. Most of the houses are slated than thatched.
    There are some old people seventy living in the townland. They do not know any Irish. Some of them can tell stories in English but they can't tell them in Irish.
    Houses were more numerous locally in former times. There are some now in ruins. Some people emigrated to Americia
    The townland is not mentioned in any song or saying. The townland is
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Dympna Mc Cormick
    Gender
    Female