School: Cobh Labhráis (C.) (roll number 7453)
- Location:
- Rerrin, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Áine, Bean Uí Shúilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0277, Page 121
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- The name of the town-land is Greenane, Parish of Killocan - aonac and the Barony of Beare. It derives its name - Greenane from its situation being in the southern side of the island and facing the sun. There are fourteen families resident there consisting of seventy eight persons all told but in former years a much greater number resided there as is shown by the number of ruins which are to been seen here and there.Of these there are seven which can still be identified as dwelling place in days gone by. The families having emigrated to America. The houses are well built with slated roafs and the family name most common is Harrington. There a few old people none of whom can converse in Irish although they could probably understand(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Julia Harrington
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Greenane, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mr John J. Harrington
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 50
- Address
- Greenane, Co. Cork
