School: Tomena
- Location:
- Gortullaghan, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: T. Mac Uidhir
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- The nearest ruin to us is in the townland of Killaghduff. There is a very strange story told about this place. There was a church in olden times in this place, and in the time of a great war it was tossed. Some people say that the fairies built it again in one night. There are only the remains of it
there now. There is also a graveyard and many people bury there. It is situated one mile outside Swanlinbar.
here is also an old ruin of a church in Corlough parish and some people say that stones were brought from that church to build Tomena National School.
There is a well in that place now.
- Collector
- Eileen Mc Govern
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs Mc Govern
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 63
- Address
- Tawnagh, Co. Cavan
- There is the ruins of an old school in our townland - Drumbagh. It was called
'' McGuinness's School ". The teacher was named Master McGuinness. His pay was about £10 per year, which was paid by the parents of the children.(continues on next page)
