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School: Corlea

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Corlea, Co. Cavan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1009, Page 047

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  1. Closnabraddan - My Home District

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    The name of my townland is Clusnabraddan and it is situated in the parish of Kingscourt and in the Barony of Clankee. There are sixteen dwelling houses occupied by families (Living in them) and there are about seventy five people living in the district. There are five dwelling houses with no one living in them for their owners have houses in another townland. Long ago nearly every family in the townland was called Farrelly's and it is still the most common name. The type of houses most common are two storey slated houses and there are only two thatched houses in the district. In former times there were about four times as many houses
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Location
    Closnabraddan or Taghart North, Co. Cavan
    Collector
    Rose Mooney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Northlands, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Brigid Mooney
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    35
    Address
    Northlands, Co. Cavan