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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 151

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0201, Page 151

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    a great number of rocks and stones. It is an old belief of the people in this locality that giants who were living in Killery threw stones over and they fell in this townland.
    In this district there is an old and disused mine which was discovered only a few years ago but it is expected that in years to come that this mine will be worked.
    Carrick-a-Croghery is supposed to be the people pace where Dermott Mac Murrow camped with his amen where a present mountain now stands when he came to take away Devor Gilla with him of course all
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Carrickacroghery, Co. Leitrim
    Collector
    Mary Johnston
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrickacroghery, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    J.J. Johnston
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrickacroghery, Co. Leitrim