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School: Mercy Convent, Granard (roll number 13846)

Location:
Granard, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Sr. Conception
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    A Local Place Name
    24th Jan; 1938
    On our farm at home in the townland of Creevy, parish of Abbeylara, Co. Longford there is a field, which is called "Pairc na Muice Dhuibh, and that means the "Field of the Black Pig".
    There is a valley in this field, and my father says, that a black pig once rooted up the ground in passing through this valley.
    The following legend has
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Rose Lynch
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Address
    Creevy, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Mr Thomas Lynch
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    47
    Address
    Creevy, Co. Longford