School: Kilmurry
- Location:
- Kilmurry, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: A. de Búrca
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- Fairy hill -There is a green ring on top of this hill and it is white in the centre. This hill is supposed to be connected with the fairies.
- Collector
- Brigid Egan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Ballycommon, Co. Offaly
- The Post Hill - the Post Hill is called that name because there used to be letters left on the hill for some man.
Pookhas Hill, Fureall Hill
Collected by Bill Byrne (13) Bracklin, Kilbeggan.- Collector
- Bill Byrne
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Bracklin Little, Co. Offaly
- The Nut Hills - There are trees of nuts growing on these hills
Collected by Kate Kilmartin Bracklin, Kilbeggan- Collector
- Kate Kilmartin
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Bracklin Little, Co. Offaly
- Juggie's Hill - It is called that name because a man by that name lived near it.
Ryan's Hill - It is called that name because a family of Ryan's lived there.
Collected by Alice Daly (14) Ballyteague, Dainglan- Collector
- Alice Daly
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Ballyteige Little, Co. Offaly
- Lacken Hill, Fort hill, Round HillStreams
The Silver Stream - It is called this because the water shine like silver.
The Furzy Drain - There are a lot of furze growing on it.
Blackwood River - This river is in the bog and the reason it was called that it was a wood of black oak.- Collector
- Brigid Egan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Ballyteige Little, Co. Offaly