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School: Loch an Toirc (roll number 9584)

Location:
Loughatorick South, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Bean Uí Mhuirgheasa
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0050, Page 0265

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  3. XML “Lake Dwellings or Crannoges”
  4. XML “Composition on Cranneoges or Lake Dwellings”

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  1. Lake Dwellings or Crannoges (continued)

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    on wooden posts driven into the ground in bottom of shallow lakes.
    Crannoges are found in England Scotland and various parts of Europe too.
    Platforms are not found in Ireland only in England. Crannoges can only be made in shallow lakes.
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  2. Composition on Cranneoges or Lake Dwellings

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    In olden days people used to build houses in lakes and they were called Cranneogs or lake dwellings. THere is a lake in Loughatorick about one mile from where I live. A part of it is County Clare and a part of it in County Galway. There's about one acre of an island in this lake it is covered with shrubs and trees it is also that the Cranneog is round this island when people are out in boats on a clear
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brigid Comer
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Loughatorick North, Co. Galway