School: Cappamore (B.) (roll number 7480)
- Location:
- Cappamore, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: James McCarthy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0520, Page 153
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- (continued from previous page)there, but many streams flow through the townland. No story is connected with the place.
In former times a big wood grew around the place where the quarry is now, and it was called "Carthys' Wood".
- I live in Towerhill, Cappamore, in the Barony of Coonagh, Co. Limerick. There are twenty-five houses, four thatched houses, and seventy people. O'Malley is the most common name. It's area is 456 acres. There are 15 farmers' houses and 10 labourers' houses. Towerhill is called after the round tower in the top of Patrick O'Malley's quarry. There are 8 old people in Towerhill and the language spoken by them is(continues on next page)
- Collector
- John Merrick
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Towerhill, Co. Limerick
