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School: Áth Eascrach Cuain (roll number 11975/4094)

Location:
Ahascragh, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Máire Nic Annaidh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0044, Page 0173

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    The name of the district I am living in is the district of Ahascragh. It is a small quite village, situated in the east of Galway, in the Barony of Kilconnel and in the Diocese of Elphin. My home is about a quarter of a mile from Ahascragh in a place called Slieve or Mountain and it got its name from being a higher location than the town which was often called the sleepy hollow.
    There are a lot of acres of grassing land in the district and also boggy and woody land. The biggest river in this district is the
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Mountain, Co. Galway
    Collector
    Mary Kennedy
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Mountain, Co. Galway