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School: Kilfinny, Áth Dara (roll number 9318)

Location:
Kilfinny, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Cáit, Bean Uí Cheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0498, Page 374

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  3. XML “Fairy Forts”
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  1. Fairy Forts (continued)

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    Sgealaidhe - Seán O'hArtagáin.
    Seoladh - Cill Tanaidhe, An Chruach,
    Cho. Luimnighe.
    Aois - 52 bl.
    A ghairm bheatha - Feirmeoir.
    Rugadh é agus chaith sá a shaoghal - mar an seoladh.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit

  2. Local Place Names

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    Local Place Names.
    Coill Dóighre/Dóighte is a field in Miss O'Neill's near our house.
    Cúilín - a little field at the back of John Kilbridge's house in Kilmacow.
    Gortfada is the name of a townland west of the school.
    Loc a' Mheidhgh is the name given to Quaid's farm in Ballymacamore.
    Rós mór is a little wood west of Kilfinny line.
    Tobar na lich is a well in a field north west of the school. This field is called "no man's land".
    The Black Stick is the only stream in Ballinakill.
    Sgealaidhe - Pádraig O'Gadhra.
    A sheoladh - Baile na Cille, Cillfhinghin,
    Co. Luimnig.
    A aois - 55 bl
    A ghairm bheatha - Feirmeoir.
    Chaith sé a shaoghal - I mBaile na Cille.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Location
    Kilfinny, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Pádruig Ó Gadhra
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    55
    Occupation
    Feirmeoir
    Address
    Ballynakill, Co. Limerick