School: Lios Béalad, Dún Mánmhaí (roll number 11715)

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   sized fields. There is no wood in the land. there is a large river running through the land it is called the sgiostán [?]. It runs in Drinagh lake and flows into the Bandon and is noted for trout and salmon fishing.

   

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2. My Home District

   

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   The name of my home district is Lisbealad. It is in the parish of Drimoleague and in the barony of West Carbery. There are about twenty-six families living in Lisbealad the total population being about one hundred and thirty. All the houses are slated and are two-storey houses. The land derived its name from the forts and is named Lisbealad meaning the fort at the mouth of the ford. There are ten old people living in Lisbealad and their names are as follows:- John O'Brien, Mrs O'Brien, Thomas O'Sullivan, Thomas Murray, Daniel Grace, Mrs Grace, Mrs Daly, Mrs Driscoll, Ellen Grace, and Thomas Bryan.

   Only a few of the number can talk Irish. The best story teller is John O'Brien who tells stories regarding his travels in America. The names most common in Lisbealad are O'Sullivans, O'Brien and Daly.

   The houses were a lot more numerous in former times. Some of them may be seen now in ruins. Owing to the

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   Topics

   1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)

   Language

   English

   Location

   Lisbealad, Co. Cork

   Collector

   Bridie M. O Sullivan

   Gender

   Female

   Informant

   Mr Michael O Sullivan

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Lisbealad, Co. Cork