School: Drom Mór (B.), Beantraí (roll number 13095)
- Location:
- Dromore, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Éamonn Ó Conchobhair
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- (continued from previous page)when the remains were taken to the graveyard by horses and cars, a gelding was selected for the purpose and a woman, or women, used always accompany the driver. There is an old saying relating to this:"There was never a Saturday that the sun did not, shine out, there was never a funeral that there wasn't a woman in it."
- The name of the townland I live in is Dromore, it is situated in the parish of Caheragh - at the northern side of it, - and in the West Division of West Carbery. This townland is bounded on the west by a stone fence, on the south by a river by the name of Owenashingaun Abha na Seangán that means the river of the ants, I suppose ants were very plentiful there in former times, and are fairly plentiful there always.
It is bounded on the east by a stream by the name of the Owenaclairshee Abha na Cláir Sidhe that means(continues on next page) - Collector
- Padraig Ó Drisceóil
- Gender
- Male
