School: An Drom (Drom Thurles) (roll number 585)
- Location:
- Drom, Co. Tipperary
- Teachers: Pilib Ó Ó Muireadhaigh Pádraig Ó Cléirigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0550, Page 311
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - 6. One fort in my district is situated on James Farrell's land in the parish of Drom, Co. Tipperary. There is an old legend told about this fort that one day a man brought a young cuckoo out of this fort to his own house, and that very night after a voice came to this man's window, saying "Sir, bring back my son's cuckoo." The man had to arise and take back the cuckoo to where he got it.
- 7. There is a fort on Thomas Troy's land in the parish of Drom, in the townland of Drom, co. Tipperary. The owners of this fort never interfere with it in the line of planting or ploughing or sowing crops. There is an old story told about(continues on next page)
