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School: Coracrin

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Corracrin, Co. Monaghan
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E. Ní Dhuibhghlinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0960, Page 047

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    The name of the Townland I live in is Faulkland in the Parish of Donagh and in the Barnoy of Truagh.
    The number of families is 13 and the number of people are 54.
    The family name most common in the Townland is Treanor.
    There are eleven slated houses and 2 thatches ones.
    The Townland got its name from the Faulkland Castle.
    There is an old woman over seventy in the Townland named Miss McGonnel who can tell stories in English but she does not know Irish.
    The people did not emigrate to America or elsewhere.
    The land is not hilly or boggy but generally very good.
    There are no streams or lakes near the Townland.
    There are no stories connected with the townland
    Elizabeth Kavanagh Faulkland.
    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
    Faulkland, Co. Monaghan
    Collector
    Elizabeth Kavanagh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Faulkland, Co. Monaghan