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School: Kilsaran (roll number 14207)

Location:
Kilsaran, Co. Louth
Teacher:
P. Ó Corragáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0671, Page 043

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    Highest ground between Dundalk and Dunleer.
    Land loamy, very suitable for potato-growing.
    Sand of good quality quarried in large quantities.
    On highest point (McGuire's field) is situated the reservoir tank for local water supply. Water pumped up from River Dee a distance of a mile.

    WOODS
    There are no woods in Greenmount except on the farm now owned by Mr Nagle where there is a great number of trees. But much timber has been cut down within the last twenty years.

    NAME OF WOODS
    1) The Bell Wood
    2) Ballynaglen
    3) The Arbour

    RIVERS
    The river Dee separates Greenmount from Drumcar.
    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
    Greenmount, Co. Louth
    Collector
    Patrick Traynor
    Gender
    Male