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 19_010

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0588C, Page 19_010

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  1. I live in the townland of Killuran. It is a small townland. Once upon a time there was a chapel in Killuran. It was built by a man called Saint Uran. There is a graveyard in it now. It was from that Saint the townland got it's name. At the end of this townland there is another townland called Elm Hill. How it got its name was that there is Elm trees growing from one end of it to the other. The land is high, with many hills
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Tuohy
    Gender
    Male