School: Corboy, Meathús Truim (roll number 11421)

Location:
Corboy, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Susan Stephens
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  1. There is a field in Glenoughill County Longford which is called Poll na Muc.
    The owner of this field used to keep an old horse in it, the horse's name was muc. One day the horse died and they buried him in this field, so they called it Poll na Muc after the old horse.
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