School: Laragh
- Location:
- An Láithreach, Co. an Chabháin
- Teacher: M. Ní Riain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1007, Page 101
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“The name of the townland that I live in is Collops.”
The name of the townland that I live in is Collops. There are twenty-one families living in this townland. The most common name is 'Carollan' There are four slated houses and the rest are thatched. It is called 'Collops', because long ago the ditches used to be covered with hazel bushes. There were many more houses long ago than there are now. The people from the townland emigrated to America in years gone by. It is fairly hilly land, with some bogs in it.
- Muff is the most famous townland in my district. There was a battle fought in it about one hundred years ago. The battle was fought on the evening of the "Fair of Muff" the 12th August. There was much bitterness between the Orangemen(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Philip Farrelly
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Liataire, Co. an Chabháin
