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   Traynor lives in it. The name of our own county means "a hollow". The word "Cavan" comes from the latin Cavea. As the county is very hilly, there are a lots of hollows between the hills. There is a height in my father's meadow, and it is called "the Crocking".

   There are a lot of old glens throughout the country. There is a glen on Henry Willock's farm. There is another on John Sheanon's. Sometimes a man would have two or three glens on his farm. Crabs, raspberries, strawberries, blackberries, hazel nuts, and a lot of other fruits may be in the glen.

   Many of the crossroads are called after the person who lived at the cross, "Dancy's Cross", "Tate's Cross", "Connor's Cross", "Kinner's Cross", "Rosse's Cross", "Corries Cross" and so on.

   There are a lot of

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)

   Language

   English

   Location

   Drumanespick, Co. Cavan

   Collector

   Kathleen Smyth

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Greaghclogh, Co. Cavan

   Informant

   Mr Tom Smyth

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Greaghclogh, Co. Cavan