School: Monreagh (roll number 7143)
- Location:
- Monreagh, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: R. J. James
![The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1105, Page 117](https://doras.gaois.ie/cbes/CBES_1105%2FCBES_1105_117.jpg?width=1600&quality=85)
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1105, Page 117
Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.
See copyright details.
DownloadOpen data
Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- XML School: Monreagh
- XML Page 117
- XML “The Crannóg in Portlough”
Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.
On this page
- A crannóg is another name for a lake dwelling The crannog's were put on the lakes for safety There is one in Portlough which is between Derry and Newtowncunningham but it is almost beneath the water now It is covered with bushesThere is an underground passage from this crannóg to McCrabbs Fort this passage passes underneath the street(?) of an old farm house left hand side of road to NewtonThis passage was used in olden times when they were fighting and if they were beaten at the fort they could retire to the crannogWritten by
Emily Wray
Derrymore
Carrigans
24th Feb 1938- Collector
- Emily Wray
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Derrymore, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Robert J. James
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Teacher