School: Brosna (C.) (roll number 13019)
- Location:
- Brosna, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Bean Uí Dhúnaighe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0449, Page 476
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I live in the village and parish of brosna, and in the larony of Truchanacmy. There are 16 families living in the village and 81 houses.
Downey and O'Connor are the most common names in the village.
There are five families of Downeys and four of the O'Connors living there.
All the houses with the acceptable of four are 2 stoney and are slated.
Those four are 3 story high and slated too.
Brosna means "faggots" so called because a great many sticks are to be found in the neighbourhood.
There are not many old people able to speak Irish nowadays but they tell lots of English stories.
One man named Downes, who lives at the top of the village is famous for his stories, most of which are about Co. Clare where(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Maureen Downey
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs Downey
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 54
- Address
- Brosna, Co. Kerry
