School: Cluain Catha (roll number 16291)
- Location:
- Clooncah, Co. Roscommon
- Teachers: Dll. Ó Módhráin Ss. Mac Eoghain
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The name of this village is Clooncagh. It is a very quiet village to live in but long ago I was very different. There were many battles fought in this village. This is how t got its name. The meaning of Clooncagh is battlefield.
The next village to this is Tuam, the burnt grounds. After a battle the soldiers carried away the dead and buried them. Some years ago when men were working in Tuam they found bones.
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