School: Ráth Ciaragáin (Mount Bolus)
- Location:
- Rathkeeragan, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: S. Mac Giolla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0809, Page 091
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - There is a field in the townland of Lower-town it is called the Chapel Hollow. There was masses said in the penal times in this hollow. there is a small wood around it and big flat stones along one side of the hollow. Near by is a road which leads to a town now called Kilcormac. There is a small hill on the road near the hollow which is called Mc Gauley's hill. This is how it got this name, one day when Frank Mc Gauley was passing by the hill he met with an accident and ever since that it is called Mc Gauley's Hill. About five and a half South west of the hill is a town called Kilcormac.
