The Schools’ Collection

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    There was a poor man travelling through the country and one night he chanced to come to the parish of Kilnamona...

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    Bridie O' Halloran, Mr James O' Halloran

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    In the parish of Kilnamona in the townland of Shallee, near the ruins of Shallee castle...

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    Mr Michael Naughton, Teresa Naughton

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  3. Cistí Óir i bhFolach

    In the parish of Kilnamona, in the townland of Rushane....

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    Agnes Power, Mr John Power

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  4. Cistí Óir i bhFolach

    In the parish of Kilnamona, in the townland of Gurteen, in a field belonging to Pat McTigue...

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    Mary O' Brien, Mr Thomas O' Brien

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  5. Cistí Óir i bhFolach

    In the townland of Magowna, parish of Kilnamona there stands the ruins of Magowna Castle...

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    Mr Michael Keane, Philomena Brody

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  6. Cistí Óir i bhFolach

    In the townland of Crohane, parish of Kilnamona there stands an old Danish fort...

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    Kathleen Guerin, Mrs Guerin

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  7. Cistí Óir i bhFolach

    In the townland of Tullassa, between the parishes of Kilnamona and Inch...

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    May Hurley, Mr Thomas Barry

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  8. Cistí Óir i bhFolach

    In the townland of Toureen in the parish of Kilnamona there is supposed to be a hidden treasure....

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    Mary Ann Brody, Mr John Keane

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  9. Cistí Óir i bhFolach

    In the parish of Kilnamona, in the townland of Gurteen, there lived a woman with her son.

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    Agnes Rynne, Mr Joseph Rynne

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  10. Cistí Óir i bhFolach

    In the townland of Toureen, parish of Kilnamona, there is supposed to be a crock of gold...

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    May Hegarty

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    Long ago in the parish of Kilnamona there lived an old man...

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    Once upon a time there lived a man in the townland of Ballynelon, in the Parish of Kilnamona...

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    John and Kate Higgins lived in Kilnamona in a little mud house about ninety years ago.

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    Mary O' Brien

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    Years ago there were a man and his wife living in Kilnamona...

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    A long time ago a man left the parish of Kilnamona and went away to a foreign country.

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    Three men from the parish of Kilnamona went to America one time...

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    Two men from the parish of Kilnamona went on their holidays one time...

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  18. Scéal P

    On the borders between Kilmaley and Kilnamona is a little townland called Tullassa.

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    Bríghid Bean Mhic Niocaill

    Kilmaley, Co. Clare

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  19. Scéal W

    About eighty years ago there was a curate in Kilnamona named Father Joe Meade.

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    Bríghid Bean Mhic Niocaill, Tomás Mac Giolla Pádraig

    Kilmaley, Co. Clare

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