School: Kilcornan (roll number 2911)
- Location:
- Moig East Glebe, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Maidín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0503, Page 428
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- My Home District.Townland - Ballycahane.
Parish - Stonehall.
Barony - Kenry.
Number of families - Eight.
Number of people - Twenty eight.
Family name most common. - They are all different.
Types of houses. - Tatched and slated.
How the townland got its name -
Any old people living there - Yes.
Do they know Irish - No.
Can they tell stories in Irish or English - no.
Were the houses more numerous locally in former times - Yes.
Are there many inn ruins now - Three houses.
Did people emigrate from there to America or elsewhere in former years - Yes.
Is the townland mentioned in any song or saying - No.
Is the land hilly, boggy or good - Some hilly, boggy and good.
Are any woods growing there - No.
Rivers - No.
Lakes - No.
Streams - Yes.
Stories connected with them - No.
