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School: Cill na Móna (C.) (roll number 13626)

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Kilnamona, Co. Clare
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Síle Céitinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0610, Page 340

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    old Monastry or church in the parish of Kilnamona ,it is now used as a burial ground.The ruins of Shallee castle are in the townland of Shallee,it belonged to
    Brian Dubh O'Brien and he gave it over to Teige son of Morrough. Seilge means the hunting ground There are also many ruins of houses in it.It was usual for a lot of people to go to America from townland and parish long ago.Most of the land of Kilnamona is good land rich and fertile .None of it is under wood only woods which the people themselves try to raise .There are no big rivers in Kilnamona ,only Shallee river which rises in a high hill in Ballyduffmore lake.There are no high mountains in Kilnamona,one high hill is in the townland of Ballyduffmore. There are not many lakes in Kilnamoma .In Rushane a barrel of gold is supposed to be hidden ,at the bottom of that lake Drumcreen lake ,Ahasla lake, Ballyduffmore
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