School: Meelick (B.)

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   since the place round about is called Redgate There were not as many houses in Redgate formerly, because the most of Redgate was covered by Shannon water.
   The most common names in Redgate are Hayes and Mc Mahon.
   There are only a couple of house in the part of Redgate that was not covered by the Shannon. They were all thatched There are ten men in Redgate over seventy years of age. The best story-teller in my townland is Edward Hayes. He tells stories about Danes, Red Indians, and foreign countries. The old men do not talk the Irish language but they know some Irish words. They call a horse's collar a súgán, a well tobar, a public-house a síbín, and a boot a bróg

   

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2. Mo Cheantar Féin

   

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   The parish I live in is Meelick, it is in the Barony of Lower Bunratty. The townlands around it are:- Redgate or Clonconane, Stonepark, Punchbowl, Summerhill, Moneen, Boston, Knockroe. About fifteen

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   Topics

   1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)

   Language

   English

   Location

   Meelick, Co. Clare

   Collector

   Michael Liston

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Meelick, Co. Clare

   Informant

   James White

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Meelick, Co. Clare