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School: Tairbeart (C.)

Location:
Tarbert, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Chonaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0404, Page 051

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    little hole, lie to the west of the parish.
    Tieraclea (Tír an tsléibe) is to the east. A field in this mountainous country is still known as "The Tilery". Here bricks or tiles were formerly made.
    Kilmurley (Cill Mhuirthille) has the ruins of an old church where unbaptised infants were buried.
    Shanaway (Sean bhotha) reminds us of the "old huts".
    In Tarmons (Tearmann) "sanctuary" land in the Penal times. Near here is Barn na Sagart.
    Dooncaha (Dún catha) was the scene of battles, as its name denotes.
    In Doonard (Dún árd) is a large high fort.
    Farranawana (Fearann an bháin) is the farm of pasture land.
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    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
    Tarbert, Co. Kerry
    Collector
    Mary O Connell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tarbert, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Mrs Quill
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tarbert, Co. Kerry