School: Cuar an Chláir (C)

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   together with those of the old church put up a new one in 1836.

   Cooraclare. There are a few meanings given for this name. Cubar= foam; this is very plentiful when the river is in flood. The river gets its name from the district through which it flows.
   Cuar= bend or elbow; there is a bend in the river, somewhat resembling an elbow at a little distance below the school.
   There are other remarkable places in this district, as:-
   Fair Hill: This hill is distinctly outside the school; it is so called because in older times there were cattle and sheep fairs on that hill.
   Earl of Clare Hill: The treacherous Lord Clare was living in a castle built on this hill, John Fitzgith was his name, and a bad man he was in every way. He spent some of his time fishing through the windows of his castle. There is a little stream at the base of the hill, to the present day, and this served its purpose. It is only a short distance across the road from the school.
   The Hill of the Ghost: This is generally called "Cruac Na Sprise." It is about half a mile north of the village. Years ago there used a white woman appear about midnight here. She came across the bogs and out a gate on the side of the hill, then by the roadside she went along towards the night as far as a stream on the Other road and then she disappeared.

   

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   History Edit

   Language

   English

   Informant

   Máirtin Ó Donnghaile

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   60

   Occupation

   Múinteoir

   Address

   Cooraclare, Co. Clare