School: Cordangan, Tiobraid Árann (roll number 9670)

Location:
Cordangan, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Brighid Ní Cheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0579, Page 411

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0579, Page 411

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  1. XML School: Cordangan, Tiobraid Árann
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  3. XML “My Home District - The Townland of Gortaknockeare”
  4. XML “The Townland of Ballyglass - Upper and Lower”

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  1. Continued........

    Houses were more numerous in former days. There are four houses now in ruins. Gortaknockeare begins at the boundary of Cordangan and extends as far as the townland of Caarrowclough. Our land is bordering on the townland of Gortaknockeare and our family name is Kinane.

    Josephine Kinane
    Gortaknockeare
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Gortaknockeare, Co. Tipperary
    Collector
    Josephine Kinane
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Gortaknockeare, Co. Tipperary
  2. The meaning of Ballyglass is "Baile-Ghlas" or "green town". There is one house in Upper Ballyglass and two houses in Lower Ballyglass. The name of the house in Upper Ballyglass is Miss May Mulcahy and two houses in Lower Ballyglass. The names of the houses are Mr Sadlier and Mr Morrissy
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.