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School: Cnoc na Groighe (B.), Ráth Mhór

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Knocknagree, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Diarmuid Ó Muimhneacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0358, Page 105

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    Poll Gorm was so called because the water is blue in it. It is in Hugh Keeffe's inch of Mountinfant.
    Poll Eascún: was so called because there is a big eel in it. It is in Tom Fitzgerald's inch of Mountinfant.
    Poll Coffey was so called because Tom Coffey who was a tinker was drowned in it. It is in Patrick Linehan inch of Mountcain.
    Poll Saighdúra was so called because a soldier was drowned in it when fishing. it is in Dan A. Hickey's inch of Mountcain.
    Poll An Gadhair Uisge was so called because there are water dogs in it. It is in Danny Murphy's inch of Scrahan.
    Poll Gobnait was so called because there was a woman living near it called Gobnait and she used wash clothes in it. It is in Tom Fitzgerald's inch
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Location
    Scrahan, Co. Cork
    Collector
    Seán Ó Cróinín
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Scrahan, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Seán Ó Conaill
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    80