School: Drumandoora N.S. (roll number 12123)

Location:
Drumandoora, Co. Clare
Teachers:
Liam Mac Aodhaire Liam Airley
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  1. 50.
    14 June 1938.
    Folklore.
    In some farms there are certains names on fields and cows .
    We have a field or rather a mountain at home and it is called that because it is a soft marshy place and mountainy. We have another field and it is called the loishem it is called that because it is called that, because there are two forts in it.
    We also have a cow at home and we call her Kerry,because she is a Kerry polly .
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Moloney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Killanena, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Mr John Moloney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killanena, Co. Clare