School: Castlegannon, Mullinavat (roll number 13028)

Location:
Castlegannon, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Seán Ó Riain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0848, Page 210

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0848, Page 210

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  3. XML “Baile Crú (Crowbally)”
  4. XML “Cillín Liath”
  5. XML “Baile Treasna”

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  1. Crowbally is situated about a half mile to the South East of Castlegannon School. The Irish name for Crowbally is Baile Crú. Some say that it got its name from the little cow houses that were in the village. Others say that it got its name from "Baile Cruaí which means the town of the hard land. It consists of a number of farmers'[ houses There are the remains of an old castle there but nobody knows anything about it.
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  2. In the townland of Killeen in the parish of Mullinavat there are the ruins of an old church called Cillín Liath. Cillín Liath means the little grey church. There are several stories told about Cillín Liath. There is one story told of a man who was passing by the ruins of the church and he saw two candles lighting and a Priest saying Mass. Several people have seen this light. It is said that people who go into the church field in the night that they cannot
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    are very industrious and hard-working. There is an old lime kiln in the village it was used for burning lime up to a hundred years
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