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School: Johnstown

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Johnstown, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Mrs Doherty
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0726, Page 332

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    1) Nancy Mulligan's crossroads - The cross roads where this school now stands
    2) Betty Fay's crossroads - About 1/4 mile from this school on the Moortown road at the junction of the old Delvin and Drumcree road.
    3) Milady's crossroads - The former name of Kilpatrick crossroads which is about 2 miles from here.
    "Cloncur", "Draoi Ruadh", "Piper's Rock" - Names of fields in Johnstown
    "Cnuc na Damhsa" - a hill in Rickardstown
    "Páirc na Muc" - a field in Clondeliever
    "Fear na Lore" and "Fear na Fay" - two townslands near Taughmon
    "Carnán" - field in Clondeliever
    "Crucán" or "Cnuc na Bearna" - crossroads between Fennor and Turin
    "Baile na nGabhann" - Battstown next townland to Johnstown
    "Screig" - Dryderstown about 1/4 mile from Johnstown near Killulagh
    Dardis' Hill - In Killulagh. A man named Dardis was killed here.
    "Baile na Scian" - Beside Clondeliever
    Lynch's Shed - Beside Killulagh chapel
    Crooked Hills - Battstown
    Crossardree - townsland beside Fennor
    Shandley's Stream - Beside Killulagh chapel
    Kenny's Stream - at the foot of Dardis' Hill
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Location
    Johnstown, Co. Westmeath
    Collector
    Angela Bartley
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    15
    Address
    Battstown, Co. Westmeath