School: Bóthar Mór, Caherconlish (roll number 8342)
- Location:
- An Bóthar Mór, Co. Luimnigh
- Teacher: Nóra, Bean Uí Chráinín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0524, Page 174
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- Toureen hill is not a very big hill, but still it was very important in olden times. There are twenty acres in in it. A lot of (furze) grows round it. There is a huge rock at the side of it, and there is a harp cut out in it, and it was told that a king was buried under it.Mrs. George Scott's houses are there yet. They are very old now and are covered with ivy. Once upon a time the Scootts owned a portion of the hill. There is an old quarry
- Collector
- Mary O' Brien
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Tuairín, Co. Luimnigh
- Informant
- Mrs O' Brien
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 46
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- An Tuairín, Co. Luimnigh
