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School: Naomh Pádraig, Knockvicar

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Knockvicar, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Ceallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0233, Page 572

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    “Knockvicar is the name of a townland which means "The Bishop's Hill". ...”

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    erected, the slab was built into it, and it can be seen at the present day. O'Sullivan Beare passed over the old bridge, so, that shows that it is fairly old. The new bridge which is built with stone, was built by a man named L. Gisborne. His assistant engineer was M. Lyons. The same firm built the locks, which is correctly known as "The Clarendon Locks." Both the new bridge and the Locks were built in 1848. There was a new corn-mill by the old bridge long ago, because the now dried up
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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