School: Cill Thiomáin, Durrus, Bantry (roll number 15989)
- Location:
- Kilcomane, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Máiréad Ní Mhathúna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0288, Page 025
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- (continued from previous page)storm is brewing they can see from their boats the figure of a boy sitting on this stone playing a harp.
The name of the district in which I live is called LISSACAHA means the "fort of the Battle". It is so called because there was a battle fought there in olden times between the Danes and the Irish. It is said that in this war the Danes were defeated. The westerly part of Lissacaha is called the [?] because of the big wood that covered the northern portion of the land. The forts were used as a protection in time of war as the as the soldiers hid in them It is said that fairies lived in the forts long ago In olden times Dunmanus school was called CUM Í [?] meaning the valley of the Fairies. There is a cliff above this school and it is called FAIL NA GLÓRA because there is an echo in the rock. There is cave at the entrance but it cannot be seen now as it is covered with bushes and briars.
Dunmanus derives its name from the Dún or castle which is built there and Manus O Mahoney was in possession of the lands and hence it [?] the name Dún Maonais. Dunmanus has other townlands named FÁN MÓR means a big height because this land is at the bottom of the hill. STOUCK means a high point because the land is at the top of the hill CUMAR means a "glen" because the lands is surrounded(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Annie Goggin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballyvonane, Co. Cork
