School: Mullinahone (C.) (roll number 15363)
- Location:
- Mullinahone, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Máire Ní Shéaghdha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0560, Page 327
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- (continued from previous page)colour which probably accounts for its name.Told by James Maher,
Kickham St
- Boher-a-Vorga - a townland between Callan and Mullinahone was so named because of laws passed in the reign of Henry VIII giving walled towns the right to levy customs on wares sold by travellers on the streets. To evade the customs pedlars usually sold their wares at some public road near the town which was a good centre for trade. This they did at Boher-a-Vorga. (Bóthar an Mhargaidh)Told byJames Maher
15a Kickham St. - THE ANNER means Abha Fhuar.
- ÁCH AN tSEARRACH is situated on the Callan Clonmel road. At this spot a foal was killed by a wolf. The mare seeing what had happened though spanselled jumped and brought her four feet down on the neck of the wold and killed it.Told byJames Maher
Kickham St.
Another derivation is ACH-A'TEORA - it is situated at Callan Mullinahone boundary.James Maher B.A. - Informant
- James Maher
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Mullinahone, Co. Tipperary
