School: Abbeytown Convent N.S. (roll number 15043)
- Location:
- Boyle, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Sr. M. Columbanus
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0236, Page 016
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- (continued from previous page)is called Crossna.
Cleen:- This is the name of a townland and as most of it is situated on the side of a hill called Kilelan Hill, it was called in Irish "Cliathán" which means the side.
Knockvicar:- This is a townland. During the Golden Age a bishop is supposed to have his palace on the top of a present hill called "Bishops Hill". There is still the remains of some old building there and in Irish it is called "Cnoc an Bhochaire" - the "Vicar's Hill".
Derryheirk:- This is the name of a townland. A wood is supposed to have covered a large portion of this district in olden times and it produced large quantities of oats. Hence it got the name "Doirc-an-Coirce" - the wood of the oats.
Derrynine:- This is the name of a townland. A wood once covered a large portion of this area, and almost on every tree a lot of ivy grew, hence it got the Irish name "Doire an Lidhean" - the wood of the ivy.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary C. Ewings
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kilmactranny, Co. Sligo
- Informant
- Mr P. Martin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cartron, Co. Roscommon
