School: Corlea

Location:
Corlea, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
T. Ó Mearáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1009, Page 014

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    field because it overhands a bog. There is a good deal of it boggy and rushy. There are many old places of interest around our neighbourhood. There is an old rock adjoining our farm called Cor na Cac. It got this name because the people say that every seven years there used to be a great fight of cats on it. Another noted place is Ollie's garden in Clusnabradden. In this place there is a mass stone where mass was said in the Penal days. There is another place at Northlands Cross where a river runs by and it is said the five bishops each in his own diocese could speak to each other. There is another place between Bailieboro and Kingscourt called the Tory bush. It is called that
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Northlands, Co. Cavan
    Collector
    Rose Duffy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Northlands, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Patrick Duffy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Northlands, Co. Cavan