THE HISTORY OF OUR SCHOOL
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How did our village get its name?
There's a standing stone not far from our school, Cillín Liath in memory of a man called Liath Dearg. It has a cross right in the centre of it and old ogham writing. It is said that this man Liath Dearg built a church near the stone. It is also said that unbaptised babies were buried in a graveyard beside the stone. These graveyards are known as 'Ceallúnaigh', and are found all along the west coast of Ireland, with hundreds in South West Kerry alone. The old ogham writing on the stone originated in South Wales and was invented by a people called the Déisigh, who later lived around County Waterford.Since the building of our school the village of Cillín Liath has grown to become the centre of the Dromid community, with many new developments taking place. |
