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School: Gleanntán, Scairteach an Ghleanna (roll number 7563)

Location:
Cordal East, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Muiris Breathnach
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0447, Page 256

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    We have only two fields in our farm with names and these names are "Pairc na Ceárdcan" and "the field of the fort". The reason it was called "Páirc na Céardhcan" is my great grand-father had a forge there long ago. He was a good smith and he had alot of tools. Three years ago we ploughed the field for a garden and we found alot of old tools under the ground. The reason the field was called "The field of the fort is because there was a fort built there long ago. There is a big hallow left in the ground after it. There
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Location
    Glanawaddra, Co. Kerry
    Collector
    Cait Ní Tharrant
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr Jeremiah Sullivan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Glanawaddra, Co. Kerry