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School: Knocktoosh, Ráthluirc (roll number 12786)

Location:
Knocktoosh, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Máire Ní Ghruagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0490, Page 110

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    My own townland is Mount Plummer. My house is situated at the northern side of it. The meaning of the word is “the hill of the Plummers”. It is a very hilly district. It is in the parish of Broadford and in the Co. Limerick. It is three miles from Broadford and a mile and a half from this school. About six miles north of my house is the ruin of St Ita’s school in Kileedy.
    The Plummers were people sent to Ireland and appointed as landlords of the district. They were not very kind to the tenants because if anyone in the
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Mountplummer, Co. Limerick
    Collector
    Julia O' Keeffe
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Killilagh, Co. Limerick