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School: Drumlease (roll number 15382)

Location:
Drumlease, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Tomás Diolún
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0201, Page 144

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    In this district we have very many townlands but I think that the biggest townland in this country is Kilcoosey. In this townland there are twenty houses and a school. There is also in this townland a lough and a big river which is called the blind river. There are many stories told about this blind river. Once upon a time there were two old men working on the side of the river when they saw a big eel coming up out of the river. They started to peg stones at the eel and behold didn't the eel hurl out of the river and hurled after them. The two men ran for their lives. This eel
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    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. penal times (~4,335)
    2. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    3. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Kilcoosy, Co. Leitrim
    Collector
    Annie O' Neill
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilcoosy, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    John Egan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilcoosy, Co. Leitrim