School: Donore (roll number 6668)
- Location:
- Donore, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Maighréad Nic Eóin
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Colllected by Gerard Victory (Scolaire) Donore, Drogheda.
Name : Roughgrange (also called 'The Red Mountains')
Townland : Roughgrange.
Parish : Donore.
Barony : Lower Duleek.
Family names most common : Moore and McDonnell.
Types of houses : Some are thatched and some are slated.
How the townland got its name : Long ago the monks of Mellifont owned Roughgrange. There are small plots of land along the river called the"Lots" and it is said that it is there that the monks used to dry their nets.
Old People : The oldest man living in the townland is Peter Boyle (said to be over 90) and he can tell stories in English but he does not know Irish. He has a good memory.
Houses : Houses were more numerous long ago, but many of them being built of clay, little traces of them remain.
The land about Roughgrange is hilly and boggy, but parts of it are good.
- Collector
- Gerard Victory
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Donore, Co. Meath
