School: Ballygarvan (C.) (roll number 9830)
- Location:
- Ballygarvan, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Eibhlín, Bean de Barra
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- The name of the townland in which I live is Kilnahone. It is situated about one and a quarter miles from Ballygarvan village.
Kilnahone got its name from the Irish word "Cill-na-hAbhann" which means the Church by the river. It got this name because long ago there was a Church near the river. The ruins of it are still to be seen. The "Abha-na-Buidhe" river is dividing it from Ballea. It was a townland always noted for lime-burning. There are the ruins of three line kilns. One of them was in working order up to a few years ago. It was owned by Mr. Fenwick. The kilns were worked by water power and they were built on the river. There was also a flour mill at Kilnahone long ago. There are six families in(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Hannah Connell
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Kilnahone, Co. Cork
