School: Allenwood

Location:
Fiodh Alúine, Co. Chill Dara
Teacher:
Seán Ó Clúmháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0774, Page 312

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    The first bicycles that came round here were called "Philosophers" and some people called them "iron horses".

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    "Hell fire jacks". They had a big wheel in front
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. There is a dún in Mr MacArdle's fields in Allenwood North. It is on the other side of the round at our house. It is an old boggy place and there are a lot of trees going in it. There is a well in the dún and it is called "the dún well".
    Once upon a time a man named Mr. Gannon owned the land where the dún is and all the people around the place used to get
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. áit-spás-timpeallacht
      1. áiteanna osnádúrtha agus spioradálta (~158)
        1. ráthanna (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary F. Kennedy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Fiodh Alúine Thuaidh, Co. Chill Dara