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School: Briscula, Mountrath (roll number 15197)

Location:
Briscula, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Bean Uí Choinnigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0833, Page 068

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0833, Page 068

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  1. Local Place Names (continued)

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    Sconce. Which means little ditches.
    Knocks. The place of the little hills.
    Brokera. Which means the place of the badgers.
    Cappinclare. Which means the way through the plain.
    Cappinaslee. The slige or way through the valley on to Clonenagh.
    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
    Briscula, Co. Laois
    Collector
    Nora Phelan
    Gender
    Female