School: Na Hárda (Ardfield), Clanna Caoilte (roll number 1267)

Location:: Ardfield, Co. Cork
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The Townland of Dunowen

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The townland of Dunowen There is a townland in the parish of Ardfield called Dunowen. It derived its name from a chieftain called Owen who owned a fort on a peninsula about a quarter mile south of the Red Strand. Before Brian Boru's time danes built all these forts and when Owen came he captured them and he built a castle near the fort south of the strand. Owen was a smuggler and he smuggled wine, brandy, tobacco and silk. When Owen took the forts a fierce battle was fought between him and the danes. Some of the remains of the soldiers who
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Language

English
Location

Dunowen, Co. Cork

Collector
Nellie Scully
Gender

Female

Informant
Jermiah O' Brien
Gender

Male

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