School: Kilcullen (B.)

Location:
Kilcullen, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Broin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0776D, Page 14_014

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0776D, Page 14_014

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  1. In the year thirteen ninty-two Kilcullen bridge was built. The workmen who built it built huts nearby and after that a town sprung up called (Cill Cuillin) the Church of the Holly now called Kilcullen. When Hugh O Donnell escaped from Dublin Castle the Liffey which runs through Kilcullen was guarded.
    The name Doyle is very frequent around my district. A race called Dubh Gaill (Doyle) came into Wicklow. They always sailed inland, and the came up the Liffey
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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
    Location
    Kilcullen, Co. Kildare
    Collector
    Diarmuid Ó Ceallaigh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilcullen, Co. Kildare
    Informant
    Mrs Norton
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    90
    Address
    Kilcullen, Co. Kildare