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School: Curraghmore (roll number 12714)

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Curraghmore, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Mrs Mc Donagh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0737, Page 126

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    from which the townland gets its name. In former days about twenty years ago much turf was cut and saved and sold in Mullingar, but very little is cut now. There are a couple of small woods nearby. They are locally called plantations. There is no river or lake or stream. Fresh water is scarce in the district.
    Marcella Buckley,
    Wooddown,
    Mullingar
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Curraghmore, Co. Westmeath
    Collector
    Harcella Buckley
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Wooddown, Co. Westmeath