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School: An Mhainistir, Cara Droma Ruisc (roll number 14770)

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Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim / Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
An Bráthair Eoghan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0210, Page 057

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  1. Some Famous Residents of Kiltoghert Parish

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    A family of the McKeon's were some time after the plantation of Ulster transferred from County Derry to Leitrim and received large grants of land in Kiltoghert.

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    Three important facts emerge from this transference
    (1) This family must have done an act which won favour with the English Government
    (2) It must have been an important deed since the grants were large.
    (3) They were known locally as "Kanes," "Keons" or "McKeons".
    The Irish name is O'Catháin. We known that the Irish family or clan that encompassed the ruin of the great Hugh O'Neill was the O'Catháins of Derry. It is within the region of probability that this was the very family. If not the coincidences are remarkable. The head of this family
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mr Tom O' Flynn
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Teacher
    Address
    Kiltoghert, Co. Leitrim