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School: Cnoc Breac

Location:
New Inn, Co. Galway
Teacher:
M. Ó Maoldúin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0045, Page 0358

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    Ireland into two parts in the reign of Conn of the 100 Battles. This king being unable to overcome his enemy Mogha, divided Ireland into two parts taking rhe southern portion himself and giving the northern part to Mogha.
    These hills wre the dividing line.
    Derreen : the little oak wood
    Ballyfa : the village of the beeches
    Cnocán na Cúirte : the hill of the court. Here a number of people met to settle a dispute about the mearing between the properties of Beech-hill and Cloorcah.
    Sean-coill : the old wood
    Gortlemon : gort le móin
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    New Inn, Co. Galway
    Collector
    Kevin Higgins
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Derrynamanagh, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Thomas Melody
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    73
    Address
    Corrabaun, Co. Galway