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School: Gleann an Dúin - Prison (roll number 17042)

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Prison East, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire A. Ní Dhocartaigh
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  1. The Townland of Cregg

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    The village of Cregg is situated about three miles from the town of Balla in Barony of Cara, Co. Mayo. It got that name because it is very rocky stony land. It is rushy and heathery too. It consists of about 120 acres of land. It was very thickly populated about 100 years ago. The inhabitants lived in a cluster of houses and in small huts through the village with a rood of land or a half acre. They lived on spinning and carding wool and flax. One man Michael O'Conell
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Location
    Cregg, Co. Mayo
    Collector
    Patrick James Moran
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mrs Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    70
    Address
    Cregg, Co. Mayo