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School: An Chúil Árd (C.) (roll number 12588)

Location:
Coolard, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Máire Ní Liaghain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0401, Page 312

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    called because there used be cows put in there by night.
    It is called Cool Ruadh because the land is hilly and the soil is reddish.
    The Cluan is so called because long ago there was a cluster of small houses built there.
    There is a field called the Pilgrim's field because there was a well there long ago and people used to visit it and pay rounds there.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Glouria, Co. Kerry
    Collector
    Kit Scanlon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Glouria, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Thomas Galvin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    78
    Address
    Glouria, Co. Kerry