School: Clochar na Toirbhirte, Bun an tSábhairne, Corcaigh

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   perfect in every detail, showing all the countries, and all the towns and districts in them.
   This map was there for years, until the roof went into ruins. The wind and rain peeled the concrete off the wall, and so destroyed the map. The roof was later settled, and a stone bearing the following inscription 1782 M was found, and is still to be seen.

   

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2. The Ruins of a Tower

   

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   On the border of Coolmore wood, which is in the Parish of Monkstown, Co. Cork, there stands an old tower. There are no doors or windows in it, only the frames. There are very big stones in the walls, which is chiefly the cause, that it has withstood

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   Language

   English

   Collector

   Miss Betty Daly

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   15

   Occupation

   Pupil

   Address

   Curraghbinny, Co. Cork

   Informant

   Mrs M. Kearney

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Curraghbinny, Co. Cork