School: Knockaville (roll number 14185)
- Location:
- Knockaville, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: C. de Búrca
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- St Brigid lived in Croghan hill in Offaly Once upon a time she asked the Chieftain of the district for as much land as would give grass to her cow. He said he would give her as much as her cloak would cover so she spread her Brat on the land and it stretched to Kildare.
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- Collector
- Michael Ennis
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Mrs Michael Gowran
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Knockaville, Co. Westmeath