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   The townland is not mentioned in any poem or saying.There is only one river of any importance in the townland that is the Brinny river and its tributary the Mill stream.
   Brinny is both hilly boggy and a wooded townland. It is very fertile and is suitable for growing of any kind of crops.

   

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   The name of the townland in which I live is Lissagroom. It is situated in the parish of Knockavilla in the barony of Kinalea. It is about thirteen miles from Cork city and about five miles from Bandon. There are twelve families in the townland of Lissagroom and each has a different name. There is a population of about forthy living there. Out of eleven houses there is only one tatched. There are three people over seventy years of age in the townland. Their names

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Location

   Lissagroom, Co. Cork

   Collector

   Mary Forde

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Lissagroom, Co. Cork