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School: An Chathair Gharbh (roll number 13896)

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Cahergarriff, Co. Cork
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Criostóir Ó Dubhghaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0277, Page 382

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  3. XML “Our Home District”
  4. XML “Old Graveyards”

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  1. Our Home District (continued)

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    sold the farm and went to Australia. Shaun and Nellie (as they used to be called) lived alone. Shaun used go to America or "over there" as he used called it every few year's and come back again for a year and go again and leave Nellie all alone. So one time Nellie said herself would go over there too and they sold their farm and went to America. There are thirty-two people in Gour now old and young. There are three old age pensioners and one of them My Grandmother is eighty-six years old. There are three family names in Gour Murphy, Neill's, Harrington's. All their houses are comfortable slate houses. Gour is very wooded and there is a beautiful wooded road leading from it down to Gour lake and on to Pulleen Harbour where there is a lot of fishing done and alot of tourists visit it every year. Long ago Gour was divided into four sections the top of Gour was called Barr - ruadh, Baile Teas. Baile Tuaidh Baile Taidg when I live. In olden times Gour was called Cnoc na ngeal ngabhar.
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
          1. graveyards (~2,501)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Úna Ní Néill
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    Gour, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Cáit Ní Néill
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    86