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School: Lisvernane, Glen of Aherlow (roll number 15677)

Location:
Lisvarrinane, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Patrick Lynch
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0581, Page 024

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    Dathrú
    a field in Dungrudh covered with brown coloured grass and furze

    Páirc na Lachan
    a very flat field containing a small pond where ducks swim in J. Noonan's Barna

    Páirc na Cloumpa"
    a field in Richardson's land at Dungrud where a great battle was fought

    Curragh
    a hill in Longford, round, small and covered with furze

    Cosacán
    a height in Ballyena above Coskeran's

    Clash or Closh
    a Hollow with steep sides having a small round hill in the centre. It is said that a black boar came from the North and when it reached the hollow it was in great pain. It tore up a ring still to be seen around the height in the centre. This hollow is in Monour

    The Cuckán and Crickeen
    are heights in two fields belonging to D. Ryan Ballyena

    The Blucha Breac
    is a clump of bushes in A. Ryan's field Ballyena

    Carraig Séadhna
    a huge rock on the side of "Sliabh na Much" and called after the Patron Saint of "The Glen" St Séadna

    Coulara
    a huge rock in one of Conway's fields in Longford

    The Wart Rock
    in O'Brien's field at Monaboula

    Carraig na Binne
    a huge pile of rocks on peak of the Galtees south of school
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    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
    Aherlow, Co. Tipperary
    Collector
    Thomas Coffey
    Gender
    Male