School: Báinseach, Cill Chaoi (roll number 11714)

Location:
Kildeema, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Donncha Mac Cárthaigh
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  1. Mo Cheantar Féin
    The parish I live in is Kilkee. It was called after the church of Caor. [?]
    I live in the townland og Gurrane.
    There is not much Irish spoken in Clare only in the west.
    It is unusual to go to America now as the emigration is closed down but large numbers used go.
    Most of them go to England now.
    A part of the Shannon flows near our house and on account of that our house is called Shannon view.
    There is a fort near our house. It is said that my grandfather used to have two maids working for him. One evening as one of the maids was milking the cows she looked into the fort and saw tubs of gold inside in it.
    It happened that she had a
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas O' Donnell
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mr S. O' Donnell
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Address
    Lisdeen, Co. Clare