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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0742, Page 186

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    sold at it. In the famine times and after mostly all the people emigrated to America.
    The soil is very good and is always a great supply of milk and butter. There is one plantation to the left of it known as the "Crann"
    This was told to me by John Mullally (76) Corken, Rathconrath. He heard is from his father who lived in the same place (small farmers)
    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
    Modranstown, Co. Westmeath
    Collector
    Maureen Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    Modranstown, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    John Mullally
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    76
    Address
    Corkan, Co. Westmeath