School: St Patrick's, Aughnacliffe (roll number 13283)
- Location:
- Aghnacliff, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Máirtín Ó Dubhda
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0761, Page 203
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- (continued from previous page)nearing the house he yelled with all his might. "Cullogans Fort on fire" whereupon the wee wee boy replied. Ey and my Bellow's and tools. We'll be all burned and made a dash for the fort. The farmer's son was left back in his stead. And was sleeping peacefully and calm when he was perceived by his parents. In the townland of just a stones throw from Beggans fort. A town existed in the days of yore. The trace of the old town is still visible old stone and masonry remain to tell the tale of Dunbeggan's past Glory. The town contained a pound and the field which contains the remaining traces of the old town is still called "Peggy the Pounds meadow". It contained a mill race which worked flax mill in the past. An aged lone white thorn tree is in its centre perhaps as old a Peggy, were she still living. The water rights of this mill are to be had, kept by Mrs O'Reilly, Aughakine, and are of an old date. The track of an other old(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Séamus Mc Nerney
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Aghnacliff, Co. Longford
- Informant
- P.J. Donohoe
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Aghakine, Co. Longford
