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School: An Chathair Gharbh (roll number 13896)

Location:
Cahergarriff, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Criostóir Ó Dubhghaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0277, Page 388

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  3. XML “The Druid's Altar”
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  1. The Druid's Altar (continued)

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    of gold & an urn. There was also another stone standing erect in which there was Ogham writing. It is not there now. A few years ago a Protestant minister named Hallahan took it away with him. It was a sundial.
    The meaning of the Ogham was:
    The sun will shine
    On harvest time
    And well welcome Paddy home.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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  2. Names of Fields

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    Gort Fliuch : It is so called because long ago it was all in a swamp, until there was a river cut there.
    Páircín na Paoraig : Field of the Powers
    Inse an Droichead : Field of the Bridge
    Log na Mona : Field of the Turf
    Pairc Uctar : Field of the Cream. It is said that long the people used to make all the churns there
    Gort Mor : The big field
    Pairc Bhig : The small field
    Cúilín : The upper field
    Gort an Gollan : The field of the big stone.
    Gub na Coille : The Mouth of the wood.
    Pairc Lár : The middle field
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Proinseas O Murchadha
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    14
    Address
    Clonglaskan, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mairghead O Murchadha
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    77