School: St John's Girls, Cill Choinnigh (roll number 11163)
- Location:
- Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Bean Mhic Giolla Bríde
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0856, Page 232
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- Maudlin Street pronounced Maudlin generally written Magdelen in Irish. The word means a house for lepers and one of these was built in this street. They were called after Mary Magdelen.
Garrancreen The field of the withered trees
Aughmalog Meaning St Molagas ford.
Killeen Meaning little church.
bán fada The long field.
Bonnetsrath Is called after a man named William Boney.
Temple Maul Is called after St Malls Temple.
Lacken means a stream.
Blackrath There was a church there and was known as black rath church.
Lough na Monagh Called in olden times there was a lake there. the ladies used to draw water from it.
Garraid na gcloc called because it is situated near a stone quarry.
Parcnacruisge Called because it is near a cross road
Bán noun Called because it is near a waterfall
Gearr caoill Called because it is a little field between two hills.
