School: Cromadh (B.)
- Location:
- Cromadh, Co. Luimnigh
- Teacher: Dáithí Ó Ceanntabhail
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- (continued from previous page)suggestion, he agreed might have been "Peep o' day boys."
POWLGORM or POWLAGORM or POWLNAGAIRM variously so called in the locality, a pool on the Maigue in the townland of Glenma and immediately north of the fox-covert of same name - Glenma. (See Sheet 39 Limk 6")On page 54 (this section) I have attempted in spite of instructions to fix the correct name of POWLNECROW as POLL an Eich Rua. Since writing that I have been in touch with many native speakers of Irish some of whom were deeply interested in the old nomenclature. As a result I shall not too readily attempt to fix the Irish form of a name again. The majority of the opinions I received was in favour of the form Poll an Chro and hence I leave the name as I heard it "Powlnecrow."Páirc Bhuidhe is the name of a field on the farm of Capt. J.D. Lyons. Croom House, Croom. It is also the name for the townland or at least part of the townland of Honeypound, Croom Parish. A Mr. Richard MacNamara is I think the only resident of Parkwee, - Honeypound townland - at the moment.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Daithí Ó Ceanntabhail
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Múinteoir