School: Ballinagh (C.)
- Location:
- Bellananagh, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: M. Ní Chonchobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0990, Page 164
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- There are many places of interest around Ballinagh such as a spring well in the town-land of Coolnacarrick called Bossey's well.
Old people say the reason why it is called that name is an old gentleman known as Bossy Gaffney owned it.
There is a field called Mr Cowan's Round Hill. I have heard the old people say the reason why it is called the Round Hill is horses used to race round it. In a district not far from Crossdoney there is a pool called the Haunted pool. Long ago when the Black and Tans were in Ireland they met a man on the road two brothers of the(continues on next page)
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- Eliza Collins
- Gender
- Female
