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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 Schools’ Collection, Volume 0448, Page 061

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    Big meadow.
    Kilnfield, because there is a kiln in it.
    Cross field because it is near the cross.
    Páirc na Droma, the field of the drum.
    Bushes:-
    Cill na chraoin It is called Cill na craoin because it was the first ditch of bushes planted in Counguilla.
    Streams:-
    Gleann Garribh, because it runs rapid a tributary of the Flesk.
    Heights:-
    Mullach a rinnce.
    Barna na gaoithe because it is the gap of the first meadow.
    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 Shine
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Patrick Shine
    Gender
    Male