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School: Virginia (B)

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Virginia, Co. Cavan
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E. O' Reilly
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    A townland called Corracloughan was ruled by a family called Kelletts and they owned the whole townland. The tenants had to pay rent to them. There is still a family of Kelletts in that townland still. But there is no rent being paid now.
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Mc Govern
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Virginia, Co. Cavan

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    In the year 1618 Captain Culme had ten wooden houses built in Virginia. The timber that built those houses was all brought from county Fermanagh. It is said that all this timber was oak
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