School: Baile an Londraigh (C.) (roll number 14306)
- Location:
- Ballylanders, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Eibhlís, Bean Uí Shíoda
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0512, Page 136
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- "Castle Sampson", the house where the Guards are now. It was built for the county coroner one time by a man named Sampson and so much higher than any other house in the village that it was called Castle Sampson.
"The Castlefield" in Sheahan's farm Glenahoglisha Ballylanders - a castle there long ago a landlord by the name of "Gales" lived there.
"The Yallow Orchard"- a field formerly an orchard Jer Brien's field in Griston Ballylanders.
"The Ice Field" also in same place - must have been a skating pond there.
"Paud Cleary" name of a field up the narrow road called Borheen Kyle (Ballylanders.)
"Claidhe na Sgeach" a hedge from Paddy Daly's along the borheen for some distance in Borheen Kyle too.
"The Fiddler's Hole" a hole in a field known as d-Árd opposite Daly's in the same borheen. The ghost of a fiddler is believed to haunt the hollow.
"Molly's Cover" Farther in on the same borheen there is a spot near an ash tree known as "Molly's Cover" - Molly was a ghost who haunted the ash tree. Near by the road seems to be paved with stones as if a house were built there long ago.
There is a spot on the hill above John Glavin's in Glenbrohane called "Oliver's Hole" reason not(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Pat Hannan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- Over 80
- Address
- Ballylanders, Co. Limerick
