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School: Béal an Dá Chab (roll number 14225)

Location:
Ballydehob, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Risteárd O Lighin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0290, Page 255

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    There is a bridge there, and there are twelve arches in it, and six arches are in Knockroe and six are in Ballydehob.
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    The name Ballydehob is got from the Irish word Béal-átha-an dá- cab which means the mouth of the ford of the two jaws. There are one hundred families in the townland of Ballydehob. There are three hundred and sixty seven of population in the townland of Ballydehob The townland is very hilly. There are a few elm trees
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Ballydehob, Co. Cork
    Collector
    Paddy Lyon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Skull, Co. Cork