School: Darver (C.), Dundalk (roll number 10547)

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1. My Home District

   

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   The name of my home district is Cullenstown, parish of Darver, and barony of Louth.
   There are six families in this townland.
   The most common names are Mc Guinness, Mr Cartney, and Mc Kenna.
   All the houses are thatched except three.
   The townland got its name from a man the name of Cullen that lived in the district.
   There are two old people living here.
   They do not know Irish.
   Their names, and addresses are,

   Mrs. Lambe,
   Cullenstown,
   Castlebellingham,
   Co. Louth

   Mr. Patrick Lear,
   Cullenstown,
   Castlebellingham
   Co. Louth

   There were more houses in the district in former times.
   There are no traces of any houses that were there only one.
   A couple of people did emigrated in former years from this townland.
   The townland is not mentioned in any song or saying. The land is all good.
   There is no wood growing in this

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Location

   Baile Mhic Cuillin, Co. Lú

   Collector

   Eibhlín Ní Bhearáin

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Baile Mhic Cuillin, Co. Lú

   Informant

   Uí Bhearáin

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Female