School: Drumcrave

Location:
Drumcrauve, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Ss. Mac Giolla Choinnigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0975, Page 284

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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    2. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. the great famine (~4,013)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Seán P. Mac Gabhann
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cavan, Co. Cavan
  2. The Government gave the men work at making roads and it was called "Public Works". The road from Ballinagh to Cavan, is supposed to have been made during that period.
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