School: Glynn (C.) (roll number 4602)

Location:
Glynn, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Maighréad Ní Giolla Eoin
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    the Wicklow mountains and flows into Wexford Harbour. There are no lakes in the district but there are many little streams running here and there through the land.
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  2. My home is situated in a low-lying spot, called "Mountin Much", or more commonly know as "ballinclay". It is in the parish of Glynn, and in the barony of "Shelmalier West."
    Roughly speaking there are about fourteen families in the townland There are about three hundred people in the parish, but its population is gradually dying out. The family name most common is Roche.
    Most of the houses are thatched but there are some slated
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Mountainmuck, Co. Wexford
    Collector
    Nancy Murphy
    Gender
    Female