School: Leac Snámha (B.) (roll number 10957)

Location:
Lixnaw, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Dáithí. B. Ó Duilleáin

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0411, Page 051

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I live in the townland of Ballinageragh which is in the parish of Kilcaragh Lixnaw is in the barony of Clanmaurice and in the County of Kerry. There are twenty-four families in Ballinageragh and in these twenty-four families there are about ninety-four people. The family name most common in Ballinageragh is Dore. There are some very good houses in Ballinageragh, the majority of them being slated. There are some very old people in Ballinageragh and all these old people are very healthy. All of them live very happily for they are getting the Old Age Pension. Any of the old people in Ballinageragh cannot speak Irish. The most of them can tell very interesting and thrilling stories in English of ancient times.
There is one old man in Ballinageragh who is famous for telling famous stories and this man's name and address is Maurice Whelan, Ballinagerah, Lixnaw, County Kerry.
In Ballinageragh there is only one house in ruing and this belonged to

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Collector
Michael Cronin
Gender
male
Address
Ballynageragh, Co. Kerry
Informant
Maurice Whelan
Gender
male
Address
Ballynageragh, Co. Kerry
Language
English
Location
Ballynageragh