School: Cluain an Ghabhláin, Cill Mhichíl

Location:
Kilmihil, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Micheál Ó Maolruanaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0602, Page 385

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  1. The following notes have been gathered from the pupils books, as being a more convenient form to record the information
    Kiltumper : Cill Tumpair:
    Number of Houses long ago — 16. Number of Houses now. 14.
    Ruins of Houses still to be seen — 2.
    Most common name — Breen.
    People over 70. — 4.
    1. Mrs. Mc Mahon, Kiltumper, Kilmihil, Ennis. She can tell Irish stories
    2. Mrs. Brogan, Kiltumper, Kilmihil. No Irish
    3. Mrs. Breen, [Kiltumper, Kilmihil] No Irish
    4. Mrs. Mc Namara [Kiltumper, Kilmihil] No Irish.
    Rivers: 2. Clonigolane River : Cahermurphy River.
    Forts: 3. 1 Cromlech Tumper's Grave.
    Land: Fair to middling. No woods. Bog with hard ground on the slopes
    Emigration:- Many people emigrated to America in years gone by
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English