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School: Naomh Pádraig, Knockvicar

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Knockvicar, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Ceallaigh
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    “Knockvicar is the name of a townland which means "The Bishop's Hill". ...”

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    Knockvicar is the name of a townland which meas "The Bishop's Hill. Long ago a bishop lived, and in a field there is a rock shaped like a chair, which is called the Bishop's Seat.
    Mr. Moore's house was the home of the Peyton. family, During the famine years, it was used as a work-house. Underneath the house there are Subterranean passages. There is one passage which is safe enough to go into yet. They were used as cellars, and often as
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Matthew Mc Kenna
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Knockvicar, Co. Roscommon