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1. Local Place Names (continued)

   

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   named Cuimín.
   Gort na bpingine. A corn field where the stones were round like pennies.
   Insín a phleith. The cows were kept in this field in the Summer nights.
   Cnocán an Aifrinn. A lump where Mass was said.
   Rían Cosa Duine. The sign of a man's leg that is in a place called bóthar gharbh.
   Carraig Conchubhair liath. A stone that a small cabin was built near it by a man named Connor.
   Carn a Shíle. A heap in the hill where a hunter name Sheila died.
   Cnocán Eogain. A heap in the hill where a man named Owen died.
   Cnoc na Gamhna. A very level place in the hill where calves are reared.
   Cnoc Meadhonach. A small hill in the middle of two big hills.
   Cnoc na gaoithe. A small hill where the

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)

   Language

   English

   Location

   Awnaskirtaun, Co. Kerry

   Collector

   Ellie Lucey

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Awnaskirtaun, Co. Kerry

   Informant

   Jer Twomey

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Awnaskirtaun, Co. Kerry