School: Dún Bhéacháin (Dunbeacon) (roll number 15552)
- Location:
- Dunbeacon, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Foghlú
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0289, Page 194
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- STONY BEACH is a strand in the western end of Drishane and in the northern end of Cashelane so named from the amount of stones it contains.
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'LÁN (OILEÁN) IASC in the south-west of Dunmanus Bay. Other Islands are (1) MUCALAC (2) CARRAIG DHUBH (3) COLD ISLAND (4) FURZE ISLAND (5) CARBERY
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Some of the cuases are (1) CUAS GORM north of Cashelane (2) CUAS FADA north of Kilthomane (3) CARN A' GÉIMINÍ in the north western point of Drishane
(4) DURÓD west of Scart and contains a copper mine at its mouth.
(5) CUAISÍN NA NGABHAR near Kilthomane Pier where it is said sheep were drowned
(6) TRÁIGH 'NA BHODAIG in the north-east of Drishane
(7) CUAS NANCE north of Drishane so named from a woman - Nance who used frequent it fishing connor.
8) WATER-DOG'S CUAS north of Drishane where a stream "Cumar" flows into Dunmanus Bay.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary J. Moynihan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Drishane, Co. Cork
- Informant
- James Maguire
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 56
- Address
- Drishane, Co. Cork
