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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 206

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    Old Mill
    This townland is so called from a wind-mill which was erected in one of the fields there.
    Cabhail an Bhachaig
    is a field where there was an old school. The school master was Peg-Leg because he had a wooden leg. The ruins of this school was used afterwards by travelling men. It derives its name from an old lame man who always came there when he was in the district.
    Páirc na h-abhana
    so called because of a well near it which is in use for at least one hundred years and never went dry.
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    Páircín na Ceardhcha
    so called because of a forge there owned by the Hayes family.
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    Libeen (Leidhbín)
    There is an old ruin of a Chapel on Libeen Hill east of Hayes' house. It was in this chapel Mass
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mrs E. Shannahan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Old Mill West, Co. Cork