School: Gleann Tochair (roll number 16611)

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   Irish.
   There were hardly as many houses in my townland in former years as are in it now. There are few houses in ruins. Most of the people emigrated to America. I have never heard any song or saying with my townland mentioned in it.
   There is neither a wood nor a lake in it.
   There is a river running through my townland and it joins the Glentogher river at the bridge opposite the school. It is running through a few meadows and every time heavy rain falls it overflows its banks.
   The Glentogher river overflows it banks also especially opposite the school, and it is running through meadows. This heavy rain washes down all the dirt of the river and it lies in the meadow. If the river happens to overflow in the Autumn, when the

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   Topics

   1. áit-spás-timpeallacht
      1. seanchas áitiúil, dinnseanchas (~10,595)

   Language

   English

   Location

   Ceathrú Bhleathach, Co. Dhún na nGall

   Collector

   Susie Mac Cole

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   13

   Address

   Gleann Tóchair, Co. Dhún na nGall

   Informant

   Denis Toland

   Gender

   Male

   Informant

   Ellen Toland

   Gender

   Female