School: Castlegannon, Mullinavat (roll number 13028)
- Location:
- Castlegannon, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Seán Ó Riain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0848, Page 223
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- (continued from previous page)he was arrested and he was brought to Kilkenny and Sean was found guilty and the money was found in a box hidden in the wall. Sean was sentenced to be hanged. The night before he was excuted and as it was customary to put the coffin with the condemned man. He tore a splinter from the coffin and drove it in through his ear and out in the other and he died from the effects. It is told that he committed sucide.
- 1. Carraigín Sionnach, means "the rock of the fox".2. Móin Garbh, means "the rough bog".3. Beárna Lachain, means "the gap of the ducks".4. Gleann na sceach, means "the glen of the sceach".5. Cluain fada means "the long meadow".6. Móinteán, means "the rough boggy land".7. Clais na Ri, means "the King's clais or lake".8. Cnoch na habhainn, means "the hill over the river".9. An currach, means "the marsh".10. Geata an fhile, means "the poet's gate".11. Ard Salach, means "the high wet place".12. Páirc an tSagairt, means "the Priest's field".13. Geata Ailís, means "Alice's Gate".14. Cloch Liat, "the grey stone"15. Bán mór "the big field"16. Gort na habhann "the field over the river"(continues on next page)
