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School: Strang's Mills, Kilmacow

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Strangsmill, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Richard Rellis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0845, Page 236

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    Milltown or Miltown
    The town of the mill or the town of the "Dens" a powerful family who owned nearly all this district at one time. Irish name Baile Mhuilinn an Dhinigh. (Milltown of the Dens)

    Melville or Slugaire
    This townland gets its name from a stream that goes underground, swallowed up by the earth. Hence slugaire (or swallower) Pronounced here as if the R is an S.
    Slugaire - ("SlugaIGHE")
    Bóithrín - bóisín
    Muire - MuiSe
    This is a characteristic of Co Kilkenny Irish.

    Gauls Mills
    Muilte na nGall. The mill of the Gauls. This district was owned by a family named Burke or de Burgo who were called Gall by the people of the district. They were then called the Gaul-Burke's. The Burke was dropped and they now are called Gauls.
    Representatives of the family still live here.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Informant
    James Cullen
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 60
    Address
    Smartscastle West, Co. Kilkenny