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   sixty years ago there was a woman drowned in this river. One dark stormy night she was going to a neighbours house and she was walking along the edge of the river when she fell in and was drowned. There is a stream call the "Big Stream" flowing from Everlawn bog to the "Abhainn beag". This stream flows through the townland. It is a very big stream.

   

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2. My Home District

   

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   The name of my district is Carn. That name was got from a big heap of stones. This heap is to be seen in Thomas Grady's field. There are ten houses in my district. McDonagh is the most common family. There are three families of McDonaghs in the district. There are people living there. Mrs. Cryan, Carn, Gurteen, Co. Sligo is over 80 years. She can spea a little Irish but an tell no stories in Irish. Tom Dowd, Knocknaska, Gurteen, Co. Sligo is a

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   Topics

   1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Mary Mc Donagh

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Gorteen, Co. Sligo

   Informant

   Patrick Mc Donagh

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Gorteen, Co. Sligo