School: Beanna (roll number 9524/5)

Location:
Banna West, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Cearbhaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0414, Page 319

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  1. Banna is the name of our district. It is in the parish of Ardfert. there are about three hundred people living in it.
    In former years people doubled that amount but during black 47 - 48 a lot of them went to America and Australia. The McCarthy name is most common. There are a lot of old ruins in the district such as Barrow castle and Ardfert Abbey.
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Ballymacquin Upper, Co. Kerry
    Collector
    Katty Griffin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballymacquin Upper, Co. Kerry