School: Cill na Móna (B.) (roll number 13625)

Location:
Kilnamona, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Micheál Ó Céilleachair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0610, Page 460

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    Place name's.
    There is an old road between Inagh and Kilnamona and there is a wet hollow in the road and it is called "Slob Garry".It was called that name because a man named Garry was drowned in that part of the road.
    There is a hollow near my uncle's house and it is called "Dawneys"hollow.it was called that name because a man Dawney lived there long ago.There is a hill on the road near Ballyashea and it is called the "Isle na sprid".It is called that name because it is said a Ghost was seen there.
    There is part of the road near Kilnamona called "Betty's hill".it was called that name because a woman named Betty lived there long ago.There is a field in Patrick Leyden's land called the "Brianacs".There is a rock in
    James Halloran's land called the "tailors rock".
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joseph Barrett
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Michael Fitzgibbon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyduff More, Co. Clare