School: Na Hárda (Ardfield), Clanna Caoilte (roll number 1267)
- Location:
- Ardfield, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Caitlín, Bean Uí Ghrífín
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- The townland of DunowenThere is a townland in the parish of Ardfield called Dunowen. It derived its name from a chieftain called Owen who owned a fort on a peninsula about a quarter mile south of the Red Strand. Before Brian Boru's time danes built all these forts and when Owen came he captured them and he built a castle near the fort south of the strand. Owen was a smuggler and he smuggled wine, brandy, tobacco and silk. When Owen took the forts a fierce battle was fought between him and the danes. Some of the remains of the soldiers who(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Nellie Scully
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Jermiah O' Brien
- Gender
- Male