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School: Clonshough

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Clonshagh, Co. Dublin
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C. Ní Bhroin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0792, Page 457

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  1. My Home District

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    My home district is Belcamp and it is in the parish of Coolock. There are thirteen families in the townland and seventy-three people and the family name most common is Hicky.
    All the houses are slated. There is one man nearly seventy named Mr. John Doyle, Belcamp, Raheny, Co. Dublin who tells stories in English but he does not know Irish.
    Collected by Matt McGuinness, Belcamp, Raheny, Co. Dublin
    20.5.38
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Belcamp, Co. Dublin
    Collector
    Matt Mc Guinness
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Pupil
    Address
    Belcamp, Co. Dublin

  2. My Home District (continued)

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    say that there are noises heard in the middle of the night. No people that I know of emigrated from here to America. There are no songs made up about the district.
    Collected by C. McGuinness, Belcamp, Raheny, Co. Dublin,
    20.5.38
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit