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School: Cúl Seachtaine

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Coolshaghtena, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Caitln Nic Dhonnchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0258, Page 348

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    The name of my village is Weekfield. It is also called "the village of the lark". It is in the parish of Cloontuskert in the barony of Ballintubber South. There are eighteen families in it and sixty seven people.
    Most of the houses have thatched roofs. There are five people over seventy years. There were nearly twice as many houses in this district as there are now and some of the old ruins can yet be seen.
    During and after the famine a great many people emigrated, mostly to America.
    Some of the village has very good land and some of it has bad boggy land. There is one river which flows through the whole village. It has no name.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Coolshaghtena, Co. Roscommon
    Collector
    Kathleen Gavigan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Coolshaghtena, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Joe Gavigan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    53
    Address
    Coolshaghtena, Co. Roscommon