School: Árdán, An Bháinseach

Location:
Ardane, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Micheál Ó Gormáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0574, Page 101

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  1. There is a place in the mountain overlooking Rossadrehid, known as "Sturric". It gets its name from the rocks rising abruptly breaking the slope of the hill and there is also a place in the Galtee mountains, "Drum Luck". It is a round bare hill at the back of one of the Galtee lakes. There is another place called "Coole Laura", It gets its name from its situation between the two lakes. Another place called "Tukereen" gets its name from the heaps of stones which are said to be the remains of old houses which were once there.
    In this locality there is a field called, "The Kyel Field". It gets its name from the remains of an old church which stood there, and there is also an old graveyard connected
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Ardane, Co. Tipperary
    Collector
    Peggie Walsh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rossadrehid, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    James Walsh
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rossadrehid, Co. Tipperary