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School: Corlurgan

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Corlurgan, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
F. Fletcher
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0976, Page 143

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    My home district is situated midway between the town of Cavan, and the village of Ballinagh It derives its name - Lisduff from an old fort in the neighbourhood.
    The houses seemed to be, more numerous in former days, as in many places old ruins remain of small homesteads. There are not many historic ruins around, with the exception of an old castle. This castle it is said belonged to O'Reilly.
    No lakes are in the district at present, but the remains of an old one is still to be seen, which has completely disappeared owing to drainage.
    Since there is no Seancaidhe around the folklore has almost died out, but it is said that before the
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    2. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Lisduff, Co. Cavan
    Collector
    Anna Smyth
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lisduff, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mr T. Smyth
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lisduff, Co. Cavan