School: Tuar Árd, Áth Treasna (roll number 8893)
- Location:
- Toorard, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Éamonn Ó Domhnaill
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - The Glouney meadows - Those meadows near the village of Freemount are in the Townland of Glounecomane, in the Parish of Milford, Barony of Duhallow, every farmer in the Townland owns one of these meadows, these fields are used for producing hay not for grazing. When those meadows are cut every year it is sure to rain without fail, this is a noted fact in the district.
It is also said that long ago cows with no heads used be seen in those meadows at certain times of the year. - There are four fairy fields in my district and each one of them is about half a mile from my house and about two and a half miles from this district. One of them is to the north-west of this school another to the west another to the south and another to the south-west. Some people call these "forts" and(continues on next page)
