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School: Kilmacowen (roll number 14441)

Location:
Kilmacowen, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Seán Mac Giolla Pheadair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0159, Page 020

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  1. An Old Ruin I Know (continued)

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    of the doors, windows, and fire places are yet visible and the three departments are also to be found.
    There are many other old ruins in our local district the most important being the old church in the Kilmacowen cemetry which was constructed by a great chief who once lived in the townland. It was from this that the townland was so called.
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  2. Local Place Names

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    We have many old place names commonly used in the surrounding district though we do not know why some of them are called.
    They are used nowadays to distinguish fields and roads from each other.
    Those are a few used in my district, "Iruins Brac" "Bradley's Crossroads" " Red Gate" "Clockwell" "Foxes Den" Tobar na mBullóig" "Trocám na Mór" "Stone Park" and many others. "Irwins Brae" is
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Denis Hunt
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Patrick Hunt
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    55
    Address
    Breeoge, Co. Sligo