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School: Cloncovid

Location:
Cloncovet, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
S. Savage
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0988, Page 167

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    It is supposed that there were people buried there. There was a chapel their too. There is nearly no trace of any of them to-day.
    In our district there is a place known as the "Valley of the Black Pig". Long ago there was a black pig running about there late at night. It was supposed that it was a ghost. In Carnagh there is a bush in a field owned by Mrs Beatty and it is known as Winnies bush.
    This bush got it's name because long ago
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Mullaghoran, Co. Cavan
    Collector
    Eileen Lynch
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Mullaghoran, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    John Sheridan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Glascarrick, Co. Cavan