School: Clochar na Trócaire, Ráth Luirc

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   speech that he must be a poet and so it happened that he was no ordinary person but a poet of exceptional ability.
   In the parish of Dromin near Rathcannon is a "Cnoc" called "Cnoc Too[?]" in the land of Mr. Horgan. From this place a view of all the county Limerick is visible. A meadow owned by the Sisters of Mercy Charleville is called the "Nun's Meadow" or better known as "Ball's Meadow" as it was first owned by a Mr. Ball. This Meadow is situated not very far from the Infant's School. Owing to the good air around where this field is situated the place is commonly known as "Kilkee". From a field call O'Connell's field, owned by Mr. O'Connell of Chapel Street, can be seen the Shannon, and also the clothes of the lines belonging to the houses covenient to the Shannon. Much of the district of Charleville can be seen from "Ard Mor" or 'Sheehan's'

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   Topics

   1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)

   Languages

   Irish

   English

   Collector

   Nóra De Barra

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Charleville, Co. Cork

   Informant

   Síghle Ní Laoghaire

   Gender

   Female