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School: Ceann Tuirc (B.) (roll number 14052)

Location:
Kanturk, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Liam Ó Caoimh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0353, Page 635

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    and Dallow at Gurteenard.
    There is a large field belonging to Mr. Priestly of Castle-Park, Kanturk called "The Glass ford" because the glass that was coming ot roof the Old Court, Kanturk was broken in that field.
    There is a fort in the lands of the Buckley brothers Kanturk and it is called "Buckley's fort".
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    About five miles from Kanturk there is a place called Ballyrushion, barony of Duhallow, County of Cork. It is said that an English soldier marching from Kanturk to Buttevant a distance of nine Irish miles, was
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Donal O' Connor
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mr Patrick Treacy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Paal East, Co. Cork