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School: Baile Idir Dhá Abhainn (roll number 13196)

Location:
Riverstown, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Ml. Mac Lochlainn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0180, Page 046

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    Some years ago the land of Ireland
    was divided into larger farms than
    at present. In some cases there was
    only a small fence raised between
    the fields and they were called Co.farms.
    There were several old fences
    called double ditches made in olden
    times dividing townlands or what was
    called Landlord's properties.
    In the neighbourhood formerly
    called "Tansy Fort" which is now
    called Cooper's Hill. There is a bog
    called "Tallow Banks". There for what
    reason we don't know
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