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School: Ballinacarrow (roll number 13277)

Location:
Ballynacarrow, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Seán Ó Duibheannaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0175, Page 258

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  1. My Townland

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    I live in the townland of Rathnarrow in the Parish of Collooney, and the Barony of Leyny. There are seventeen families living in the townland, and about eighty people altogether.
    My townland gets its name fromt he Irish word (Rath-an-arbhair) which means the fort of the corn. Evidently the farmers were in the habit of sowing corn on or near the many forts in my district.
    The commonest family0name in my district is Quigley: In one part of the townland there are four families of this
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Sally Mullen
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rathnarrow (O'Hara), Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Mrs P Mullen
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female