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School: Coolfore (roll number 10700)

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Coolfore, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
P. Ó Cuanaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0933, Page 358

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    Most of the farms were sub - divided among members of families on marriage so that before the famine days the country was very thickly populated. - in fact one wonders how the people of the district were able to make a living - as most of the farms were very small.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. land management (~4,110)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    M. Rushe
    Gender
    Unknown
    Informant
    Patrick Marron
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    78
    Address
    Drumgowna, Co. Monaghan