School: Srón (roll number 9090)
- Location:
- Shrone Beg, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Pádraig Mac Cárthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0453, Page 024
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- (continued from previous page)Gairdin Beag The small garden because there was once a garden in a small field
The Boggy Garden because there was once a garden in a boggy field
Cnocán an aifrinn The hill of the mass because Mass was said there long ago. It is situated about a fields distance from my house and to the north of it also.
Cnocán Rinnce The hill of the dance because dance used to be there long ago.
Sleibhín It is a small mountain to the east of my house
Gort na gCeann The field of the heads because in olden times the people were killed there by the English.
Gort na gCapall The field of the horses because horses used to be kept in it in olden days.
Gort Dearh The red field because the blood used to flow back the river.
Cnocán Bán The white hill because turf is cut on that hill and it is very white turf.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Julia Scannell
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Shrone Beg, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Daniel Scannell
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 69
- Address
- Shrone Beg, Co. Kerry
