School: Arva (C.)
- Location:
- Arvagh, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Mrs Mc Govern
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- (continued from previous page)several hours he released them and he had peace afterwards.
- My home town is Arva and it is situated in the parish of Killishandra and in the baroney of Tullychunco[?]. Over one hundred families live there and six hundred and fifty people. The family name most common is Reilly. The houses are all slated except one which is thatched.
The word Arva means the "Plain of Slaughter". There was a big battle found in the district long aho and a big number of people were slain thus giving it the name Arva. There are very few old people living in the town. They do not know Irish but they can tell English.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Kitty Matthews
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Arvagh, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Mrs Matthews
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 56
- Address
- Arvagh, Co. Cavan