School: Inishcaltra
- Location:
- Cappaduff, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Énrí Ó Loingsigh
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- I live in Clounty. Clounty is in the parish of Inis Cealtra and the baroney of Upper Tulla. There are seven houses in Clounty and the ruins of three. In these houses which are in ruins there lived families named McNamara's, Markin's, and O'Brien's. These people left their houses and went else-where. There are two bridges in Clounty called Hogan's Bridge and another named Bowriver Bridge. Hogan's Bridge is so called because a family named Hogan's lived there long ago. There are not many old people living in Clounty. Clounty means "The Dale of Straw". It is said that Clounty was a great place for corn long ago. There is about six hundred acres of land in Clounty. There are two forts in Clounty. There is a hill there(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Maura Cleary
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cloontymweenagh, Co. Clare
- Informant
- Mr M. Cleary
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cloontymweenagh, Co. Clare
