School: Ráth Chormaic (C.) (roll number 1878)
- Location:
- Rathcormack, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Máiréad Ní Chonchobhair
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0381, Page 433
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- The wood Kilnataloon means the church over the river (Kil a church tal over oon a river) This is probably the church of Knockmourne This church which was in repair when Smith wrote about 1746 was then the only remains of an ancient corporation which was entirely burned down by the White Knight with many other churches and villages in Desmonds' rebellion Kilnataloon is the smallest barony in Cork and contains only five parishes, Aghern Ballynoe, Mograly (Mogeely?) Coole. Knockmourne, these constituting 41 ploughlands and containing 15,677 acres (probably Irish) It was for a long time after Norman Invasion under the lordship of William De Barry the eleventh Lord of OLethan (Castlelyons) granted in 1458 all his possessions in Macollop, Ballintaroney and including Kilnataloon as marriage portion to his daughter Ellice with Thomas Fitzjames Fitzgerald 8th or Great Earl of Desmond Kalnataloon thus came into possession of the Desmonds and here they built a number of castles From a younger son of this Great Earl were descended the family usually known as Fitzgeralds of Coshbride though(continues on next page)
