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School: Rathanna, Borris

Location:
Rathanna, Co. Carlow
Teacher:
D. Eustace
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0904, Page 237

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  1. Local Place Names - Killedmond

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    There are two (fields) reasons why this district is called Killedmond but it is undecided which is right. They are:
    There is supposed to be the ruins of an old church somewhere in Killedmond which was once owned by a holy man named Eamoinn and from that time the surrounding district has been called "Cill-Éamoinn" or "Church of Edmond".
    The other is:
    Long ago a body of soldiers were passing through this place and their captain had a son by his side called Edmond. The captain said that he would
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kevin Mac Leonard
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killedmond, Co. Carlow
    Informant
    Thomas Leech
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    80
    Address
    Killedmond, Co. Carlow