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School: Monaseed (roll number 15937)

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Monaseed, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Nioclás Ó Diomasaigh
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  1. Unofficial Place Name - The Pionntrocawn

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    There is a place near Hollyfort which is known to the people of the locality as "the Pionntrocawn". It is probably a corruption of the Irish phrase "An fhionn Sruthán" meaning "the white stream".

    There is a river near Hollyfort which contains a lot of white sand. It is tributary of the River Bann, so it is believed that the name is derived from that river.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nancy Mulligan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Craan Lower, Co. Wexford
    Informant
    Peter Doran
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    45
    Address
    Foxcover, Co. Wexford