School: Achadh na Garron (Aughnagarron) (roll number 5603)
- Location:
- Aghnagarron, Co. Longford
- Teacher: -
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0764, Page 267
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- My townland is Cartronfree and Cartronfree is in the parish of Drumlummon and the Barony of Clan Mahon.
Cartronfree means a measurement of land covered with heather.
There are fifteen families in Cartronfree and forty people in it.
Fagan is the name most common.
All the houses are thatched with the exception of one which is slated.
There is one ruined house one vacant residence.
The ruined house was occupied by a family named Farrell.
There is one person over seventy of the name Mrs. Hellen. Reilly Cartronfree, Granard Co Longford.
She cannot tell stories.
Part of the land is moory and the rest is good.
The river which separates Co Longford from Co Cavan runs at the end of Cartronfree.
One man in this district knows Irish he can tell stories, his name Thomas Fitzsimons Cartronfree, Granard Co Longford.
A lot of people emigrated to America.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kathleen Fitzsimons
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cartronfree, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Joe Fitzsimons
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Cartronfree, Co. Cavan
