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School: Scartaglen (roll number 8184)

Location:
Scartaglin, Co. Kerry
Teachers:
D. Ó Dubháin E. Ó Murchú
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    The ray meadow, because it was taken out of a (?)
    Gairdín Drinn - It is in Daly's farm in Direen
    Páirc na mBullóg - In Jack Twisses farm in Currow(?)
    Ray Nial - In Free Leary's farm Mount
    The score field - in Brownes farm Mullin
    Pairc na Cloise - In Timmy Sullivan's farm Gortacuppol
    Páirc an Uisge - In John O'Connors farm Mullin
    Stampy - in Browne's farm Mullin
    The street field because it is opposite the street
    Páirc Mháire in Mick O'Sullivan's farm Adriville is called by that name because Maire Muill (?) lived in it.

    Names of Glens:-
    Gleann an Madra Ruadh - between Jack O'Sullivans and Pat Culnane's farm Adriville. It is called by that name because the foxes lived there.
    Gleann na Ruca - In Martin Pembroke's farm Anaahebre (?)

    Names of Heights
    Cnoc Póg: Palses Height in Direen Cnoc Buidhe in Killsarkan (?)
    Gleann Seathrúin near Castleisland

    Names of Rocks:-
    Corraig Liath in Brownes glen
    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
    Scartaglin, Co. Kerry
    Collector
    Nora Tangney
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Patrick Tangney
    Gender
    Male