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School: Lubhghortán (Lowertown), Scoil Mhuire (roll number 4172)

Location:
Lúghortán, Co. Chorcaí
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Mhathúna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0289, Page 402

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    away with when we got our native government came into existence. This place is in complete ruins now. There is only one gable standing now.
    There is a school in it too. It is a two-teachers school. About a quarter of a mile away from the school the teachers residence was. There is an old fort in Mr Levis's land. Not far from this there is a Cill. Lots of people were buried here in the famine times. Some families are still buried there. Graham's, Lucey's, and a Callaghan family.
    At the south side of the land there is an old which was a wheat stores in olden times when the farmers sold their wheat to pay the rent. It was kept there for exportation. In the famine times it was turned into a workhouse for the poor people
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Location
    Lúghortán, Co. Chorcaí
    Collector
    Mary P. O Mahony
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Seafort, Co. Chorcaí
    Informant
    Miss Daly
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    70
    Address
    Lúghortán, Co. Chorcaí