School: Glanworth (C.) (roll number 4838)
- Location:
- Glanworth, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Fhiachra
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- A king "Taoiseach" lived in Ballykinley in a place called Ballintowtaoiseach Baile an Tighe Taoisig A field there is known as "Páirc an Tighe Mhóir", and there his house stood. He was well liked and consoled the people in trouble.
He had an only child, and to save him from drowning he set about building a castle in Caherdrinna from which height the country for twenty miles around can be seen.
The child died so the "cairn" was left
The name implies "ceithre draighin" the four thorn bushes, which were there.
The landlords were the Hydes relatives to the Uachtarán - Related by - Mr. Edmund Burke (70
Curraghoe
Glanworth -
He holds that Glanworth was first at Manning as there are so many "lioses" there, and old papers state the parishes of Dunmahon and Glanworth Glanworth 13 arched Bridge is the oldest(continues on next page)- Informant
- Mr Edmund Burke
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 70
- Address
- Curraghoo More, Co. Cork