School: Barnaran, Rathangan (roll number 10454)
- Location:
- Barnaran, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: Bean Uí Lochlainn
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- (continued from previous page)Drimsree Rathangan Co Kildare. It is called that because a girl named Poll owned it.3) There is a meadow called Tommys meadow in Drimsree Rathangan Co Kildare. It is called that because a man named Tommy used to cut it.4) There is a bit of a road in Barnaran Rathangan Co Kildare. It is called the Tochar. A tochar means part of a road going through a bog.5) There is a village called Lullymore near Rathangan Co Kildare. Lullymore means a big grazing patch in the middle of a bog.6) There is a place called Barnaran in Rathangan Co Kildare. It means a gap between two divisions.
- On St Stephens day some boys dress upin old clothes, and they go round from house to house with the wren. They are called wren boys around here. They sing the following song.The wren the wren.
The king of all birds.
Stephen's Day(continues on next page)- Collector
- Seán Ó Cheallaigh
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 12
- Address
- Drumsru, Co. Kildare