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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Ros Ó gCairbre (roll number 14813)

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Ross Carbery, Co. Cork
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An tSr. Áilbe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0308, Page 112

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    TULLINEASKY -
    snipe Hill
    TULLIGEE -
    Windy Hill
    FARRANCOUNTER -
    Fearann Ceanntair i.e. the land of the cantred or barony.
    KILRUANE or KILROVANE
    may represent Cill Ruadháin Dive Downes in his survey remarks that St. Roonan's day was kept as a holiday in all O'Sullivan Bere's country. St. Ruadhan who was of the race of Owen More lived at Lorrha, Co. Tipperary. He cursed Tara about 560 A.D.
    TINNEEL -
    Teine - fire; aol - lime i.e. a lime-kiln. Limekilns were known to the Irish from an early period.
    BENDFF -
    Beann Dubh = black gable. An old story tells that a castle was built there by Catherine, wife of McCarthy Reagh. She was known as the "black Lady" "Bean Dubh" thus the name Benduff.
    BURGATIA -
    sometimes called the "land of prayer" on account of the pilgrimages to Teampleen Fachtna. Name probably Danish. Home of the Sweeneys
    BALLYVIREEN -
    O'Mirren's town
    ARDAGH -
    Ardach = high ground, also known as the "land of springs"
    REAVILLEEN -
    The flat hillock
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