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School: Clochar na Trócaire (roll number 13381)

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Killarney, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
An tSr. Aodán
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0455, Page 275

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    Garrigeen:- about four miles from Killarney there is a townland known as Carrigeen.
    Carrigeen means a rock. It got its name from a stone in the vicinity. This stone is about four feet high. Chieftains have been buried underneath it.
    Ardaneanig:- It means the fair height. A fair used be held there each year in olden days.
    Knocknahoe, which means the hill of the Cozain or tower. There was a magic tower there in olden days. There was no entrance to the tower. One day a pony got into it. the tower was knocked to get him
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Location
    Killarney, Co. Kerry
    Collector
    Ríta Ní Chorcráin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilcummin, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Bean Uí Chorcráin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilcummin, Co. Kerry