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School: Shountrade, Adare (roll number 6657)

Location:
Shantraud, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Fhloinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0505, Page 109a

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  1. A Tale of the Copey Wood in the Parish of Adare

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    A Tale of Copey wood in the Parish of Adare.
    About sixty years ago, almost all the land was tilled in the Parish of Adare. And the people grew a lot of corn on it. They used to take it to the market in Limerick. They used to have to leave the day before as it would be long after dark before they could get home, because there was so much corn to be delivered.
    One night a workman at John Corneills, a farmer who lived near Rour-Mor, Adare was returning home after delivering corn, he was coming home along by Copey, which at that time was known as the black wood.
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Mc Mahon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballynagool, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Patrick Brown
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    69
    Address
    Tuogh, Co. Limerick