School: Tír na Móna (roll number 10441)
- Location:
- Tirnamona, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: E. Blackburn
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- Ternamona Parish of TydavnetIn Irish Tírnamóna means the land of the turf
Drumsnatt - Parish of Drumsnatt
In Irish Druim-SneachtaIt is said that during the old Irish wars the dead were numerous after a battle. The survivors prayed for a burial place for their dead. When they awoke next day one field was covered with snow, and they thought that field was an answer to their prayer. They made it a graveyard and it is still used as such.
Gortmore - Parish of DrumsnattIn Irish An Gort Mór means the big field
Wattsbridge - Parish of Cloghsaid to have got its name from the langing of a man named Watt, at the local bridge
Hollywood - Parish of TydavnetSaid to have got its name from the number of holly bushes growing there at one time(continues on next page)- Collector
- Lily Mc Clean
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Tattindonagh, Co. Monaghan
- Collector
- Mary Mc Clean
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Tullaghan, Co. Monaghan
- Informant
- J. Mc Gorman
- Gender
- Unknown
- Age
- 50
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Tattindonagh, Co. Monaghan
- Informant
- R. Mc Clean
- Gender
- Unknown
- Age
- 62
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Tullaghan, Co. Monaghan