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School: Ceathramha Chaol (roll number 15834)

Location:
Carrowkeel, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Aodh Ó Duibhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1117, Page 292

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    The name of my town land is Ruskey. It is in the parish of Iskakeen and in the barony of Inishowen.
    Number of Families?
    There is about twelve families in Ruskey.
    Number of people:-
    There are about fifty people in Ruskey
    Name most common?
    The most common names in Ruskey are
    McLaughlin McCahey and Barr
    Types of houses?
    Most of the houses are about twenty feet long and a story high and a thath roof on them. Others are slated.
    How the town land got its name?
    Ruskey got its name from some wet bog or march
    People over seventy?
    There are five people over seventy
    Do they know Irish?
    No
    Can they tell stories
    Fanny Doherty and John McLaughlin can tell stories
    Were houses numerous locally in former
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Roosky, Co. Donegal
    Collector
    Phelim Barr
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Roosky, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Hugh Doherty
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Roosky, Co. Donegal