School: Arva (C.)
- Location:
- Arvagh, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Mrs Mc Govern
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- (continued from previous page)miles outside the town there is a hill called Bruise Hill because Robert Bruce camped there on his way to punish the O'Farrels of Granard. On top of Bruise hill there is a cairn at which the McTiernans chiefs of Tullyhunco used to hold their military reviews. Finn McCumhal is supposed to have thrown a very large stone from Bruise hill which landed in a field at Coronea and is called Finn McCumhal's finger stones.
On a very large hill called Belvin about six miles from Arva is situated a house which is called "Fleming's Folly". It is so called because a very wealthy man named Fleming built this house so that his daughter could see the ships on the ocean. Before it was complete the man died and the house was never finished. Many people go to see this house. It is about the size of a two storey house with stone stairs inside. The walls are wide enough for people to walk on.In the Penal days a Priest was saying Mass at a big(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Annie Moore
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Arvagh, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Mrs Moore
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 54
- Occupation
- Shopkeeper
- Address
- Arvagh, Co. Cavan
