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School: Killoughternane, Borris

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Killoughternane, Co. Carlow
Teacher:
T. Ó Riain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0905, Page 129

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    Killedmond got its name by a faction fight that was in it one time. A man told the people to walk over the road and whoever would look back would be shot. He had a son named Edmond, and he looked back, and the man said Killedmond, and Edmond was shot and it was called Killedmond ever after that.
    There is a rath in Killedmond, and it is said, that there is several pots of gold in it.
    Killedmond is situated at the west of Mount Leinster. There is a lot more people in Killedmond now, than there was in olden times. There is about ninty seven people living in it. There was a barracks in Killedmond, named the
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Killedmond, Co. Carlow
    Collector
    Maurice Donohue
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Seskin, Co. Carlow
    Informant
    Thomas Doran
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Seskin, Co. Carlow