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School: Gallow (roll number 8301)

Location:
Gallow, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Cáit, Bean Uí Mhuirín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0689, Page 350

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0689, Page 350

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    COOLE
    The name of this Parish. "Coole" means an out-of-the way place.

    CROC / CNOC - A - CON
    A wood at the back of our school here. It means "hill of Grief". There was a battle here in 1647 between Cromwellians under Jones, and the Irish under Preston. It is called the battle of Dunganstown hill. The Irish were beaten owing to the bad generalship of Preston. The dead were buried near "Croc" so that is why it is called "Cnoc-o-Cón or Hill of GRIEF.

    DUNGANSTOWN HILL is right at the back of the school. There is no trace of DUNGANSTOWN village now. It was near DRUMLARGAN.

    (The above was told by an old lady 82 years of age who is now dead)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Gallow, Co. Meath
    Collector
    Joe Kenny
    Gender
    Male