School: Drumcrave
- Location:
- Drumcrauve, Co. an Chabháin
- Teacher: Ss. Mac Giolla Choinnigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0975, Page 286
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- It is s aid that if you cut a bush or tree in a fort something will happen you.
- The road leading from Ballyhaise to Butlersbridge, was made by Bishop Crosier the Protestant Bishop of Kilmore, to give men employment. He made it at his own expense, and the road is to this day called Crosiers road.
- Collector
- Peter Mulvaney
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Na Bilí, Co. an Chabháin
- In former times the Danes were in this country and they built forts, so that they might be able to make signs(continues on next page)
