School: Mounttrenchard, Leamhchoill (roll number 2540)
- Location:
- Mounttrenchard, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Tadhg Ó Nuanáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0481, Page 134
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- (continued from previous page)especially Thomas Costello who can tell good ghost stories. There seems to be many more houses in the village in former days than now. The ruins of a number of thatched cabins are all through the village and in the surrounding district. People who lived in these cabins emigrated to America when times were bad in Ireland and when there was an opportunity of making a living in America. Most of them have done well there and never came back to their native land.
Loughill (Leamhchoill) likely got its name from an Elm-wood which is said to be where the village is now situated. There are still a few Elm trees left, one is in the village street.Bridget O'Shea
Loughill
Co. Limerick
- Collector
- Bridget O' Shea
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Loghill, Co. Limerick
