School: Cluain Tuirc (B.)
- Location:
- Cloonturk, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Seán Ó Conchobhair
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- (continued from previous page)Long legged father big bellied mother and three sons? a pot.
- The local fairs are held in Mohill, Rooskey, Ballinamore and Leitrim. In olden times buyers bought cattle at crossroads but now at the local fairs. When buyers want a lot of cattle they go to big farmers with lorries to by their cattle.
- In Penal times a priest used to say mass at a big rock in Drumard Jones. And it is said that a man was going to blow(continues on next page)
- Collector
- John Mc Keown
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 12
- Address
- Drumard (Jones), Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- James Mc Keown
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 46
- Address
- Drumard (Jones), Co. Leitrim