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School: An Faithche

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Fahy, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Nóra Nic Ghabhann
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0056, Page 0230

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    My home district
    I live in the townland of Fahy. It is situated in the townland of fahy and the barony of Longford.
    There are about twenty houses in it about half of them are thatched.
    There were more houses long ago because there are several ruins here and there in the townland. Most of the inhabitants emigrated to America soon after the famine.
    Madden is the most common name and Mrs. Madden is the oldest person in the district. She is the grandmother of one of the schoolboys.
    About seventy people now live there. The townland gets it's name from a big green level plain and it's lands are fertile and good.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Fahy, Co. Galway
    Collector
    Josie Comber
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Fahy, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Thomas Comber
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    59
    Address
    Fahy, Co. Galway