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School: Cill a' Ghaimhrín (Killgevrin) (roll number 12002)

Location:
Kilgevrin, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Proinsíos P. Ó Doláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0042, Page 0382

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  1. My Village

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    Kilgevrin is my native village. It is situated to the north of the river Clare.
    Nobody knows for certain why it got that name There is Killeen in it. It is in Mulchays field on the side of the road leading into the bog to the south of Kilgevrin.
    People say that a man called Gevrin had the field the lios is in. That is how it got the name. Other people say that it was confusion of names between Kilgevrin and Liskeavy. They say it should be LiosGevrin and Killagí[?] Because there are ruins of a chapel in the old graveyard in Liskeavy
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Kilgevrin, Co. Galway
    Collector
    Maureen Mc Grath
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Patrick Mc Grath
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    58
    Address
    Kilgevrin, Co. Galway