School: Na Tearmoinn (B.) (roll number 8931)
- Location:
- Tarmon East, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Seán Ó Cathaláin
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- (continued from previous page)the feast days. They tell stories and bring news from distant parts. Sometimes people gather round them.
My Home District
“I live in the townland of Tarmons in the Parish of Tarbert and in the barony of Iraghticonnor.”
I live in the townland of Tarmons in the Parish of Tarbert and in the barony of Iraghticonnor. There are 57 families in Tarmons. The approximate number of people in the townland is 269. The family name most common is Kissane. The kind of houses that were there long ago were thatched houses. Tarmons got its name because people used to go there for safety. There are 15 old people in Tarmons. I do not know are they able to tell stories. I never heard them talk Irish. Houses were not as numerous long ago as they are now. There are not many houses in ruins. Travelling Folk
“Travelling Folk”
Some times travelling people call to our house. There is nearly always one family that comes to(continues on next page) - Collector
- Michael Mulvihill
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Dooncaha, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Mrs Curtin
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 67
- Address
- Dooncaha, Co. Kerry