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School: Dún Bhéacháin (Dunbeacon) (roll number 15552)

Location:
Dunbeacon, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Foghlú
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0289, Page 196

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  1. Local Place Names

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    Names of Fields (Drishane)
    Eisc is a field in Drishane about a mile from this school.
    Cumar is a field just on the boundary of Drishane and a Cashelane about one hundred yards from my house.
    Leaca Bhuidhe is a field in the east of Drishane about a mile from my house
    Leacas A number of very sloping fields slope down from a height in Drishane to the boundary of Cashelane. These are called Leacas and are about one hundred yards from my house.
    Grafad Dóighte is a field about fifty yards from my house.
    Páirc na gCaorac is a field about sixty yards from my house so called because of the sheep reared there long ago.
    Páirc na bPort is a very wet marshy field about forty yards from my house.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Josephina Moynihan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drishane, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Richard Moynihan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    58
    Address
    Drishane, Co. Cork