School: Ballyvongane (Measctha)

Location:
Ballyvongane, Co. Cork
Teacher:
D. Ó Céilleachair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0343, Page 027

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    on her back, and turned again for the city. She sold these eggs again for the high price, walked home, and arrived there before night.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. Páirc na Claise - got its name from a hollow between two high patches of land.
    "Cnoc Mór" - so called because of a height at the end of the field.
    The Drom - is a field with a hollow at each end and a height in the middle.
    Páirc a' Tighe - In this field are the ruins of an old house, from which it derived its name.
    Páirc an Tuallacháin - derived its
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Location
    Ballyvongane, Co. Cork
    Collector
    Mary Lynch
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballyvongane, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Daniel Lynch
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    45
    Address
    Ballyvongane, Co. Cork