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School: Cill Béacanta (1)

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Cill Bheaganta, Co. na Gaillimhe
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Antoine Ó Maolacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0049, Page 0382

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    Knockourane is a name given to a small village not far from here. It was formerly known as "the hill of the song". It got this name because in a certain field there, a pattern took place every year, to which crowds gathered from districts miles away. At this pattern the people performed many feats and sang old Irish songs, so after a short time this place was called Knockourane.
    Soon this custom faded away and the field which was once a field of merriment was converted into a graveyard. At the present day infants are buried there,
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Location
    Cnoc Obhráin, Co. na Gaillimhe
    Collector
    Kathleen Callanan
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    John Callanan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    51
    Address
    Cnoc Obhráin, Co. na Gaillimhe