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School: Cloncarneel

Location:
Cluain Chairn Aoil, Co. na Mí
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Bhreacáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0695, Page 211

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  1. My Home District - Carnisle

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    I live in Carnisle. It is in the parish of Kildalkey in the barony of Lune. There are twenty one families in it. There are twelve thatched houses and nine slated ones. Carnisle sometimes called Cloncarneel comes from the Irish "meadow of the heap of lime".
    The following people are over seventy,
    Mrs Corrigan, Carnisle
    Mr. Michael Kennedy, Carnisle
    Mrs. K. Kennedy, Carnisle
    Mr. James Gallagher, Carnisle
    Mrs Cassidy, Carnisle
    Mr. P. Sherlock, Carnisle
    They do not know Irish. They can tell stories in English but not in Irish. There were more houses in this locality long ago. The ruins of these can be seen overgrown with nettles and grass. There are six people emigrated from Carnisle. There is no song made about
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    Topics
    1. áit-spás-timpeallacht
      1. seanchas áitiúil, dinnseanchas (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Cluain Chairn Aoil, Co. na Mí
    Collector
    Lillie Rooney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cluain Chairn Aoil, Co. na Mí