School: Effernan, Cill an Dísirt
- Location:
- Effernan, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Seán de Nógla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0603, Page 245
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- Boultydoolin
There are four thatched houses in it. There is a ruin of an old house in it. Some of the land is good. It is the Parish of Kildysart and in the barony of Clonderlaw.
Cahercon
There are sixteen houses and a convent in it. Six of the houses are slated one has a galvanised roof and ten are thatched. There are three people over seventy. Some of the land is good. There is one lake and one river. It is in the barony of Clonderlaw.
Shanahea
The townland of Shanahea is in the parish of Coolmeen in the barony of Clonderlaw. There are 15 houses in it. 4 of them are slated and the remainder thatched. There are nine people over seventy. Hardly any of the old people are able to speak Irish. There are several ruins of old houses in Shanahea, from which the people emigrated to America at the time of the famine. There is a smallwood in Shanahea locally known as the "Curragh". There are two small rivers in it but of no great importance.
Erribul
The name of my ton=wnland is Erribul it is in the parish of Coolmeen and in(continues on next page)
