School: Star of the Sea Convent, Tramore (roll number 12334)
- Location:
- Tramore, Co. Waterford
- Teacher: Sr. M. Consiglio
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0651, Page 101
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- (continued from previous page)church. After St. Finbar in the sixth century, had spent some years in the wild solitude of Loch Ina, now Gougane Barra, St. Barra's, Finbar's rock-cleft, at the source of the Lee. He changed his residence and founded a monastery on the edge of a marsh near the mouth of the same river round which a great city grew up. Kilbarry in Waterford therefore means the church of Barra or Finbar.Kilbride
There are thirty five townlands and parishes scattered through the four Provinces, called Kilbarry, in Irish Cill-Bhrighde, Bride's Church, most of which are dedicated to St. Brigid of Kildare.Kilwatermoy
The word 'upper' in Irish - uachtar - is frequently changed into 'water' as in Kilwatermoy in Waterford which means The Church of the Upper Plain.Knockeen
Cnoc signifies a hill, its most common Anglicised form being 'knock' in which the 'K' is usually silent. Knockeen in Waterford means The Little Hill.Lismore
The words 'lios' and 'mór' were applied to(continues on next page)
