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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Cill Dá Lua

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Killaloe, Co. Clare
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An tSr. Aileabhaird
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0586, Page 263

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    My home district is Knockadereen which is situated in the parish of Killaloe. Knockadereen means the "hill of the oak". In olden times there were a lot of oak trees growing in the neighbourhood. It consists of six families and twenty four people. There were three slated houses and three thatched. The oldest person living there is Mrs Kelly, Knockadereen, O Brien's Bridge, but she does not know any Irish. The houses were more numerous in former days than at present, but now there are not any in ruins.
    In olden times a lot of people emigrated from Knockadereen to
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peggy Gunning
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Knockaderreen, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Matt Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Knockaderreen, Co. Clare