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School: Ardaghy, Omeath

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Ardaghy, Co. Louth
Teacher:
B. Mac Craith
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0658, Page 172

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  1. Townlands of the District - Their Inhabitants Population Etc - Bavan

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    I reside in the townland of Bavan which is situated in the Parish of Carlingford in the Barony of Lower Dundalk. The townland is composed of two parts Upper Bavan and Lower Bavan. There are almost one hundred and twenty people in Bavan. The houses are all slated with the exception of two which are thatched. There are only three two story houses in Bavan and seven people who are over seventy years of age. Their names are as follow:
    Mrs Laurence O'Hanlon
    Mr Laurence O'Hanlon
    Mr Thomas Mullen
    Mrs Betty McDonell
    Mary O'Rourke
    Margaret O'Rourke
    Stephen O'Rourke
    They are all good at Irish and at storytelling. In the last fifty years about fifty people emigrated to America. Bavan is famous for a great hurling match which took place in a glen about one hundred and fifty years ago. The memory of this hurling match is perpetuated in a poem Iomáil Léuna Bhadhdhbuin. Some of it is still remembered
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Location
    Bavan, Co. Louth
    Collector
    Michael Sloane
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Bavan, Co. Louth
    Informant
    Peter Sloane
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Bavan, Co. Louth