School: An Drom (Drom Thurles) (roll number 585)
- Location:
- An Drom, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Teachers: Pilib Ó Ó Muireadhaigh Pádraig Ó Cléirigh
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- (continued from previous page)a man was passing when he heard music and singing. He looked in and saw nothing. Music is often heard there.
- 6. One fort in my district is situated on James Farrell's land in the parish of Drom, Co. Tipperary. There is an old legend told about this fort that one day a man brought a young cuckoo out of this fort to his own house, and that very night after a voice came to this man's window, saying "Sir, bring back my son's cuckoo." The man had to arise and take back the cuckoo to where he got it.
- Collector
- Margaret Troy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Drom, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Informant
- Tobias Troy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- An Drom, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- 7. There is a fort on Thomas Troy's land in the parish of Drom, in the townland of Drom, co. Tipperary. The owners of this fort never interfere with it in the line of planting or ploughing or sowing crops. There is an old story told about(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Troy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Drom, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Informant
- John Troy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- An Drom, Co. Thiobraid Árann
