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School: Virginia (C )

Location:
Virginia, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Mrs B. Farrelly
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1000, Page 459

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1000, Page 459

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    In the olden times there was only one house in the townland which was owned by a landlord. The landlord had tenants on the land and they borrowed money from the English Government. This money is paid back annually in the rent.
    There are three people in the townland over seventy they do not know Irish, one of them was in America and the other was in Australia.
    There is a river bordering the townland. It is a tributary of the Black Water. The land is very good but some parts is hilly.
    There is a lake in Virginia. It is called Lough Ramor because it is one mile broad and five miles
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Virginia, Co. Cavan
    Collector
    Breda Callaghan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Virginia, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mrs Callaghan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Virginia, Co. Cavan