School: Mullinahone (C.) (roll number 15363)
- Location:
- Mullinahone, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Máire Ní Shéaghdha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0560, Page 325
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- (continued from previous page)from Poll Water is a spot known as Poll Dobhraín - the hole of the otter. This river joins the Anner south of Ballycullen.
Mary Joe Tobin
Kickham St.
Told byAlex Redmond
Carrick St.
- Modeshill or Maigh Deiseal is probably named from the turning of Maledictive stones by the druids. The stones were turned Deiseal or right handed, that is clockwise.
- Collector
- Mary J. Tobin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Mullinahone, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- James Maher
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Mullinahone, Co. Tipperary
- Isar-Kern or Isal-Kern is supposed to be the third oldest graveyard in Ireland. Isal or Isar is a corruption of the word Diseart which means hermitage. As Mullinahone was formerly included in the diocese of Ossory Isar-Kern was probably a hermitage of St Kieran of Ossory.
Told by
James Maher, Kickham St.
