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School: Baile Mhic Aodha (Ballymachugh)

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Ballymachugh, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
S. Ní Dhuinnín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0988, Page 288

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    English. There names are are Mr Bob Stratford Fortland, Mt. Nugent, Co Cavan and Mrs Adams Fortland, Mt. Nugent, Co. Cavan.
    The houses were more numerous locally in former times than they are now, and they are all in ruins. The people did emigrate from here to America and Australia, the townland is not mentioned in any saying or song.
    The land is hilly and good bog in some place it is good land. There are no trees growing in what is known as the wood now but it was covered with trees long ago.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Fortland, Co. Cavan
    Collector
    Tommie Higgins
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Fortland, Co. Cavan