School: An Clochar, Oileán Ciarraí (roll number 14952)

Location:
Castleisland, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
An tSr. Caoimhín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0447, Page 143

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0447, Page 143

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  1. Clounclough:- "Meadow of the stone", because there were several quarries there in the olden times.
    Liseenbawn:- "Little white fort", because there is a fort there since the Penal times.
    Kilcow "Land of the cuckoo", because the cuckoo was first heard there.
    Lisamore "Fort of the gold", because gold was buried there in the early times.
    Ranalough was so called because many men were drowned in the lake long ago.
    Parknamollogue "Field of the loaves, because at the rising of 1916 men met at this place to eat loaves.
    Kilsarcon "Church of St. Archon" who slept there for three nights.
    Dysert "Church of the Hermitage"
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Castleisland, Co. Kerry
    Collector
    Josephine Conway
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lackabaun, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Eily Brosnan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Mullaghmarky, Co. Kerry