School: Kilcullen (B.)
- Location:
- Kilcullen, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Broin
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- There are many queer placenames in Kildare. The chief of these are as follows - Athy or Athí which means the ford of "Hy of the golden Hand". "Hy" was a Connaght Warrier who was killed at that ford. Another place is newbridge which has a new recent bridge built there.
Naas or Nás-na-Riog was the place where the kings of Leinster used to live
The Curragh means A big plain. Kilgowan or the "church of Gowan" Gowan was a saint who built that church.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Peadar O Díosca
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Halverstown, Co. Kildare