School: Conahy (roll number 14364)
- Location:
- Connahy, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Ciarán Ó Riagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0865, Page 378
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- (continued from previous page)9. The Cairneen (Contd) It is a very rough and hilly field overgrown with fuirzs. There is also a disused limekiln in this field10. Gleann Salach. This is a little valley in which soil is very soft and boggy even in summer. It is in the land of Mr Michael Maher Upper Conahy11. Goldy's Hill. Goldy's Hill is a very steep hill situated in Moyne. It is on the byroad leading to Castlecomer from Kilmacar. Years ago there was a man by the man of Goldy shot on the top of the hill. Tradition does not really inform us that this man lived in the locality. However it was from Purcell's castle in Kilmacar he was shot and the hill ever afterwards bore his name as a reminder of his fate [?]12 Caishlawn (Caisleán) The Caishlawn is situated in Kilmacar. It is the field in which the old castle was situated which I have previously mentioned.13. Cromwell's Road. Cromwells Road runs through Kilmacar. It leads on from Ballyragget on through Toor Mór and Toor Big and then Kilmacar. It is(continues on next page)
