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School: Tighmhanach (roll number 15715)

Location:
Tivannagh, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Mrs E. Jordan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0234, Page 286

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    The townlands round about here got their names from something preculiar about them. Tivanagh means the house of the monks because monks used to live here long ago. Cloonloo to the west of Tivanagh means the meadow of the lake because the lake is near it. Drumshinagh means the sedge of the foxes because the foxes live there. Tinnecarra to the east of Tivanagh means the rock of fires. There was a stone altar there on which the Druids used to offer up sacrifice. They used to offer up cattle and sheep. Ballinultha means the home of the Ulstermen, because the people of Ulster were driven out of their land and they came over and settled there.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Tivannagh, Co. Roscommon
    Collector
    Luke O' Gara
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mrs Mullany
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    86
    Address
    Tivannagh, Co. Roscommon