School: Knockanevin (roll number 4122)
- Location:
- Knockanevin, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Seán Ó Crosáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0375, Page 493
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- (continued from previous page)Her house was very small and she was very poor. She used to be always gathering sticks on the hillside and so the hill is called after her name.
In Knockanevin there is a hill called “Laca Carrig” meaning the high fielding it is said it was occupied by wild beasts.
Bawnooneeney is so called because there is a field in that district and it is white with daisies.
Shraharla which means the straddle is so called the hill is the shape of a straddle.
Kilclooney means the church of the meadows. It is said that there was church built there long ago in a meadow.
Corrogurm means “The Blue Rock” The district is so called because there was a quarry there and blue stones were quarried in it.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Christina Mc Grath
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Knockanevin, Co. Cork
- Informant
- John Mc Grath
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 65
- Occupation
- Postman
- Address
- Knockanevin, Co. Cork
