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School: Caisleán Ó gConaing (C.) (roll number 9686)

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Castleconnell, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Bean Uí Uallacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0523, Page 158

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    “Long ago there were many more thatched houses than there are presently.”

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    The Shannon flows by the village and cuts off a strip of land from the village. It has a tributary called The the Little River.
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    “I live in Gouig in the parish of Castleconnell.”

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    I live in Gouig in the parish of Castleconnell. There are eighteen different familes and about eighty people. The name most common is Ryan and Tuohy. The houses are nearly all slated. There are only three tatched houses and three zinc houses there.
    There are some old people living in Gouig namely.
    Mr. Mackey. Mrs Mackey. Mr Tuohy. Mr C Tuohy. Mr Bourke. Mr Joyce Mrs O Brien and Mr Ryan.
    These people cannot speak
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    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mary Murphy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Gooig, Co. Limerick