School: Cnocán Mhichíl Naofa (Clochar)
- Location:
- Claremorris, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Siúracha na Trócaire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0098, Page 249
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- There is a place about two and a half miles from Claremorris called "Pen - Park". It was a big rectangular stretch of land of about fifty acres. There was a pen in the middle of it for flocking deer about a hundred years ago, From that time it was called "Pen - Park".
About a mile and a half from Claremorris there is a place called "Tobar - Abbey". It stretches along the road from Mr Stall's house to Mr. Kellehers. It is a very dark spot as there are trees on both sides of the road. It is called "Tobar" because there is a deep well at the back of Mr. Stall's house.
About a mile from Claremorris at Brookhill there is a corner called "Torney Curran's Cross-roads". There was a solicitor named Curran living there at one time. He was an Attorney General and solicitor.
There is a place about a mile and a half from Claremorris called Ballygowen or "Baile - na - nGabhann". At one time there lived a blacksmith in the village. He had his forge under a big tree. The place was called "Baile na nGabhann" after that.
After Mr. Curran's death his house was supposed(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kitty Sloyan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Mayo Abbey, Co. Mayo
