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School: Dún Bhéacháin (Dunbeacon) (roll number 15552)

Location:
Dunbeacon, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Foghlú
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0289, Page 205

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    corners in it.
    …………………………..
    The Lisc
    This is a very narrow field between two hills
    …………………………..
    Páirc a Tobair
    so called because there is a big well in the middle of it.
    …………………………..
    The Cuckoo Rock
    so called because the cuckoo pitch there.
    …………………………..
    Seanín's Field
    so called from a former owner "Seanín" whose house is still to be seen there.
    …………………………..
    The Long Lodge
    is a very long field where in Summer nights the cattle are put to lodge.
    …………………………..
    Páirc Knight
    where a hermit called the Knight of Old" lived.
    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
    Informant
    Patrick Moynihan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    57
    Address
    Caherolickane, Co. Cork