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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Maghcromtha

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Macroom, Co. Cork
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0341, Page 594

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    and believes that the ancient title of our river was the Savian Savairn, or Sabhair. In favour of this view is a reference found in the Annals of the Four Masters for the year 1163 where it is stated that "the royal Heir of Tara fell off the bridge at Cork and was drowned in the Sabhran. The Ptolemic name of Daurona or Dabrona could be interprested as referring to the Lee by considering a peculiarity common to the Celtic languages where words beginning with "s" and followed by a cowel were subject to one or other of two changes - aspiration or eclipsis. In
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    History Edit
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Nora White
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Dromduff, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Josie Ryan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Macroom, Co. Cork