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School: Kilmurry

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Kilmurry, Co. Offaly
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0803, Page 186

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0803, Page 186

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    Fairy hill -There is a green ring on top of this hill and it is white in the centre. This hill is supposed to be connected with the fairies.
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    The Post Hill - the Post Hill is called that name because there used to be letters left on the hill for some man.
    Pookhas Hill, Fureall Hill
    Collected by Bill Byrne (13) Bracklin, Kilbeggan.
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  4. Local Place Names

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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Alice Daly
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    Ballyteige Little, Co. Offaly

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    Lacken Hill, Fort hill, Round Hill
    Streams
    The Silver Stream - It is called this because the water shine like silver.
    The Furzy Drain - There are a lot of furze growing on it.
    Blackwood River - This river is in the bog and the reason it was called that it was a wood of black oak.
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