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School: Caonach (roll number 14923)

Location:
Keenagh Beg, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Bean Mhic Eachmharcaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0151, Page 244

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    The name of my home district is Keenagh. It is in the parish of Crossmolina and in the Barony of Tyrawley.
    There are twenty-seven families living in it and it has a population of about one hundred and sixty.
    The most common family names are Gilroy and Clarke.
    The majority of the houses are small one-storied houses with thatched roofs.
    Caonaċ means "moss". The land is mossy and this must be the reason why it is so called. Caonaċ also means a sloping field, there is a gentle slope in the land from one end of the village to the other and that is another reason why it
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Keenagh Beg, Co. Mayo
    Collector
    Bridgie Lynn
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Keenagh Beg, Co. Mayo