School: Killuran / Cill Úráin (roll number 14658)

Location:
Killuran, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Thomas Mc Inerney
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0588C, Page 09_009

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  1. The place in which we are living is called Killuran. It got its name because there lived a St. called St. Lubrin, who had a chapel. When he died, it was called Killuran ever afterwards. There is a village called, O'Callaghan's Mills. It got its name because a man called O'Callaghan, who had mills for grinding corn, lived in it. There is a place called Elm Hill. It got its name because there are many Elm trees growing in it. Ballymacdonnell got its name because there was
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Killuran, Co. Clare
    Collector
    John Mac Mahon
    Gender
    Male