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School: An Lios Rua, Cill Mháille (roll number 9339)

Location:
Lisroe, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Eibhlín Ní Chonalláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0608, Page 167

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    16th February 1938.

    Cnoc na mBrón
    or hill of sorrows is so called because when young boys and girls emigrated to America years ago it was from this hill they took their last sad look on their native townland Lisroe and their relatives went with them and waved to them until they went out of sight in Kilmaley.

    Srutan na Coille
    In this district is a stream running from a mountain near us and it is a tributary of the Fergus and is called Sruthan na Coille. The old people remember that many years ago one could walk for three miles through a wood by the bank of this river. But now not a single bush or shrub is to be seen there.

    Pairc an Tobair.
    Near my home is a
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Location
    Lisroe, Co. Clare
    Collector
    Bridget Murphy
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Pat Lynch
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    77
    Address
    Kilcolumb, Co. Clare