School: Caisleán na Leacht, Droichead Banndan (roll number 8972)
- Location:
- Castlenalact, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Domhnall Ó Cochláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0315, Page 075
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- A map of the district from which I propose to collect the Folklore & Tradition may be seen on pages 1 & 2, showing Townlands, roads & rivers. Below is a table showing Townlands in Irish & English &c.[Table headings -] Townland - Townland (Irish) - No. of Families - No. of People - Family Name most common - Types of houses - People over 70 - Ruins - Type of LandCastlelack - Caisleán na Leacht - 14 - 49 - Sullivan - Slated two-storey - 1 - 10 - Boggy & some goodScartmamuck - Scartnamuch - 5 - 23 - Deane - cottages two storey - 0 - -- - Hills & rocksKilnangady --------------------------------Kilmore - Cíll Mhór - 12 - 51 - Sweeney - Slated - 1 - 10 - GoodBrinny - Broine - 16 - 68 - Murphy - Slated - 1 - 3 - GoodFinnis - Fiodh an Fhois - 8 - 45 - Murphy - Slated - 3 - 5 - GoodMisells - Maigh Iseal - 14 - 63 - Brien - Slated - 3 - 1 - GoodCallitrim - -- - 13 - 50 - Sullivan - Slated - 3 - 6 - GoodLittlesilver - Bitheach - 4 - 22 - -- - Slated - 0 - 0 - GoodKilpatrick - Cíll Phádraig - 13 - 60 - Good - Slated - 2 - 2 - Good. Only one person over seventy speaks Irish - & he is Patrick Sullivan of Castlelack.
Neither of them tell stories.
There was a large wood in Scartmamuck named Dukes wood - 4 mls. by 1 ml. - & only a small part remains. Most of the wood was cut during the great war. The wood was mostly Sycamore & Larch. This wood(continues on next page)
