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School: Scoil an Chlochair, Dún Bleisce (roll number 14625)

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Doon, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
An tSr. Regis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0519, Page 215

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  1. Place Names and Their Meanings

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    (a) Cappawhite - Long, long, ago an old family lived for generations in Cappawhite. The name was White so this is how Cappawhite got its name
    (b) Parkroe - Red field
    (c) Kilmore - Great wood
    (d) Monevaun - A bog covered with whitesh grass
    (e) Foilaclog - The cliff of the stone.
    (f) Foildearg - Red Cliff
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Toem, Co. Tipperary
    Collector
    Mary Guerin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cappagh White, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mrs Guerin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cappagh White, Co. Tipperary