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School: Islandanny (roll number 5748/9)

Location:
Rea, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Chatháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0406, Page 561

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  1. My Home District - Rathoran

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    My home district is Rathoran. It is situated in North Kerry in the Parish of Duagh and in the Barony of Irrachti OConnor.
    There are eleven families in Rathoran. The approximate population of Rathoran is eighty. The family names most common are OConnor and Twomey. Some of the houses are thatched some iorned and the majority of them are slated.
    The townland of Rathoran got its name from a fort that
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Rathoran, Co. Kerry
    Collector
    Cornelius Hickey
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rathoran, Co. Kerry