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School: Cloncovid

Location:
Cloncovet, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
S. Savage
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0988, Page 229

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    Drumhowna. Drumhowna are both rather hilly districts. As the name indicates there is a river running through the former place.
    Dundevan another townland denotes the town of the two peaks.
    Molly Art is a corruption of Mullae Árd.
    Leitrim comes from An Liat Drom.
    Carnagh - abounding in cairns.
    Cloncoivid - field of defence
    Shanwillagh - Sean - mullach
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
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    English