School: Sráid na Cathrach (B.) (roll number 8850)
- Location:
- Milltown Malbay, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Briain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0622, Page 350
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- Con's Hill got its name because a man called Con Curtain owned it.
He lived in the Main Street about 20 years ago.
The Stewards Cross got its name because Ellis steward used to live always in the farmyard near the cross.
Burn's Hole got its name from a man called Darby Burns who was fishing on a rock and who got drowned there.
The Flag Road got its name form the big flags that were covering the foot paths long ago.
Miltown is supposed to take its name from an old wind mill that was there where the market house is now.
Some people say that the name "Malbay" is derived from the Spanish world "Mal" meaning bad.
As the coast is so treacherous from Baltard Point to Liscannor it is(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Martin Morrissey
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Michael Morrissey
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 74
- Address
- Breaffy North, Co. Clare
