School: Drom an Eargail, Áth Treasna (roll number 10361)
- Location:
- Dromanarrigle, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Domhnall Ó Caoimh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0355, Page 173
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- (continued from previous page)by Cromwell when he besieged that castle in 1649 were for a long time preserved in the Great House, also one of the old swords; I can find no trace of them there now.
School - There is in the townland a National School built in 1873 Aneenaugh
Name - The Townland of Aneenaugh lies east of Dromanarigle - it means the ford of the (Eeenagh) or causeway through a wet place. Probably the ford was in Brogeen a little river to the south of the Townland.
Homesteads - At present there are five homesteads, four farmers, all having thatched houses and a cottager having a slated cottage, built under one of the Cottage Schemes of the district council. O'Brien is the commonest name. The old landlord was one of the McCarthies of Woodview
Population - 14 men and 13 women
Land - Northern side clay and very good for Tillage, quarries of sandstone plentiful - south side wet with sandpits abundant.
Rivers - Brogeen a small stream flowing east and joining the Allua at the Old Court near Kanturk. A famous river for trout.
Fields - Park an Aonaigh where a fair was held in the long ago. The Cill where unbaptised persons were formerly interred both on James O'Briens land. There is a wood to the north on the right bank of Dalua
