School: Garrdha Dubhlios, Pálás Gréine (roll number 10991)
- Location:
- Garrydoolis, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Ss. Ó Nuanáin
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“In this district there is a hill called 'the hill of Derk'. The word 'Derk' is got from 'Dearg' the Irish word for red because the country around is very bare.”
In this district there is a hill called the "hill of Derk". The word "Derk" is got from "Dearg" the Irish word for red because the country around is very bare. It is a hill about 1500 feet high. Old people say that in the Penal Days Mass was celebrated there. Two holes cut into the stones show were the candles were put. A few years ago a man named Denis Harty found a big crucifix there when digging a trench.
In the immediate neigbhourhood of the hill there is a townsland called "Firmanagh" whch means the "Country of the Monks"- Collector
- Martin Comans
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cloghaready, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- John O Connor
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 75
- Address
- Garrydoolis, Co. Limerick