School: Oileán Ciarraí (roll number 10956)
- Location:
- Oileán Ciarraí, Co. Chiarraí
- Teacher: Tadhg Ó Céin
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- Tonebwee is the name of our townland. It is called Tonebwee because long ago a man was digging and when he had dug about nine feet the earth became yellow. It is in the parish of Castleisland, County of Kerry and barony of Truchenacmy.There is only one person in the townland, his name is Michael Cronin, he is a good story teller. Houses were more plentiful long ago, there was about seven more houses that are now in ruins.Before the railway was made about sixty one years ago, the people in this district made their living by carrying the animals from Castleisland fairs to Farranfore and to Tralee in horse and cars, but when the railway came to Castleisland a great number of people went to America. Some of the land is high and good, but the lowland is boggy. There is a river dividing the good land from the lowland, it is known as a "Caol" (?)
Collected byCon O'Connor
Tonebwee
- Collector
- Con O' Connor
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- An Tóin Bhuí, Co. Chiarraí
- Informant
- Michael Cronin
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- An Tóin Bhuí, Co. Chiarraí
