School: Srón (roll number 9090)

Location:
Shrone Beg, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Pádraig Mac Cárthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0453, Page 032

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0453, Page 032

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  1. (continued from previous page)
    this one is in the middle
    An Dhá Chích Danainn The Two paps
    Abha -na- sgiortán The river of the many legged insects
    Cnoc Na Gamhna The farmers around this locality used to keep a number of calves is on a certain part of this hill and that place got it's name after the calves.
    The Biorlac There is a spring well rising here and a steam flowing with the hallow.
    Cnocán na Gaoithe This is a lump of land at the bottom of the hill where the wind blows very hard.
    Cnocán Na Rínnce There used to be a pattern held here in ancient days.
    Gaírdín Dubh This is the black garden. Long ago a blight came on the potatoes and the garden blackened all over.
    Lúr beag This is a very small field.
    Páirc A' leasa There is a fort in this field
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Cronin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Awnaskirtaun, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Con Cronin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    56
    Address
    Awnaskirtaun, Co. Kerry