School: Sráid na Cathrach (B.) (roll number 8850)
- Location:
- Milltown Malbay, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Briain
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- (continued from previous page)the turning of the wheels.
- This is an old story that was told to Michael Neylon by an old perosn that has long since passed away about Isleacopple one mile to the north of Miltown and how it got its name.
It is bounded by the main road from Miltown to Lahinch by a bridge and by a small stream running straigh through this deep glen.
Its slope on the south side is in the townland of Fintramore and the slope on the north is in Fintrabeg
It is very thickly covered by furze and other brushwood. Its length is about 500 yards.
It is also a very lonely place to look at and very few care to be near it at night
In olden times when the Irish people were going through terrible(continues on next page) - Collector
- Gerry Rynne
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Milltown Malbay, Co. Clare
- Informant
- Michael Neylon
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 61
- Address
- Knockloskeraun, Co. Clare
