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School: Ráth na Loch (C.), Fearann Fuar (roll number 17000)

Location:
Ranalough, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Eibhlín, Bean Uí Aodhgáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0446, Page 107

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  1. Local Roads

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    2. There are several roads in my district. One of them is "Barnfieldroad". It leads over to Currow Ross. iI is made over two hundred years and is still used.
    Another one of them is Ranalough road. It leads from Dicksgrove to Dromroe. It is made over a thousand years and not used by people on foot.
    There is another old road leading from Rossanean to Coolick. It is still used for drawing turf.
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  2. My Home District

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    1. The name of my townland is Ranalough. It is situated in the parish of Killeentierna and in the barony of Trugheracmy. There are twenty families living in this townland and about eighty-six people in all. The meaning of Ranalough is "the fort of the lake". The houses in Ranalough are mostly all new ones
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Ranalough, Co. Kerry
    Collector
    Nora Butler
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ranalough, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Tom Butler
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    55
    Address
    Ranalough, Co. Kerry