School: Arva (C.)
- Location:
- Arvagh, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Mrs Mc Govern
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0984, Page 112
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- (continued from previous page)stories. The oldest ones are Mrs Kiernan, and Mrs Cully both over eighty. They live in Main St. Arva.
In former times houses were very scarce in the town and were all small and thatched. About a mile outside the town there us a small wood. Beside it there is a lake called lough Garty. It is supposed that Arva was situated where the lake now is and that t was drowned. It is said also that the real name for the town is Drumalt. People used to go to America, Scotland, Australia and England from the district.
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“There are two graveyards in this parish Cornea, and Killeshandra...”
There are two graveyards in this parish Cornea, and Killeshand there is another graveyards a(continues on next page) - Collector
- Tessie Farrelly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Farrangarve, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Mr P. Murray
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 63
- Address
- Arvagh, Co. Cavan
