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School: An Chluain

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Cloan, Co. Cork
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Tadhg Ó Cearbhaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0274, Page 468

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    The district of Allihies consists of nine town-lands. Each town-land has a name of its own. They are "Cluin", "Ballydonegan" "Cahermeelaboe", "Coom" "Coominches" "Allihies" "Barness" "Fuhir" and "Kealogue".
    The word "Cluin" means a meadow, or low-lying land, as the ground is very fertile and low. "Ballydonegan" is an Irish word meaning "The Town Of The Donegans". This town-land is named after a famous clan called the Donegans who lived there long ago. "Cahermeelaboe" is also an Irish word meaning "The City Of The Thousand Cows" as it is said a man lived there long ago who owned a thousand cows. The word "Coom" means a hollow as this barony is situated at the foot of a hill in a class of glen.
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Allihies, Co. Cork
    Collector
    Máire Ní Úrdail
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloan, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Séamus Ó hArrachtáin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    78
    Occupation
    Feirmeoir
    Address
    Coom, Co. Cork