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School: Cloughjordan (C.) (roll number 11544)

Location:
Cloghjordan, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Eibhlin, Bean Uí Sceacháin
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    yellow eyes and it got its name from its being the place where an hospital once stood for people suffering from yellow jaundice:
    The bloody togher "An Tocar fuilteach"
    this place got its name from a battle which was fought ther between the O'Carrolls and the Williamite soldiers. A stream of blood remained on the road from whence it got the name "the bloody togher"
    Mullinkeagh "Muileann Céidh"some hundred years ago a distillery worked here the ruins of which are still to be seen.
    Fortwilliam "Dún Uiliam" A troop of Williamite soldiers once took refuge here when persued by the Irish, hence it got the name fortwilliam.
    Knocknachree "Cnoc na gCraobh" the hill of the brabches. Long ago this place was one big wood, a part of which still remains.
    Coolnagower "Cuil na ngabhair"the corner of the goats.
    Aine Ni Cinneide
    Nancy kennedy
    Mullinskeagh
    Cloughjordan,
    Co. Tipp

    Anim-Miceal O' breannan.
    Aou- Naocab blian
    Garim beata-talluir
    A seolas-cloc an Suirbaraig
    Co. Tobrad Arann.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Location
    Cloghjordan, Co. Tipperary
    Collector
    Áine Ní Cinnéide
    Other names
    Áine Ní Cinnéide
    Nancy Kennedy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Mullenkeagh, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Micheál Ó Bhreannán
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    90
    Occupation
    Táilliúir
    Address
    Cloghjordan, Co. Tipperary