Killinure School is in the parish of Murroe-Boher, about 10 miles from the city of Limerick. The parish lies between two of the major roads serving Limerick - the Dublin and Tipperary roads. Our school serves the Boher end of the parish, while Murroe School is about 3 miles away.
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| Boher Church |
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| Boher Village |
Some Local Placenames
Murroe - Magh Rua - "The Red Plain" (from the sandstone in the area)
Boher - Bothar - "A road"
Cappanouk - Ceapach an Abhaic - "The Dwarf's Plot"
Coolnahila - Cuil na hAidhle - "The Corner of the Wind"
Garranbane - An Gearran Ban - "The white old horse"
Glenstal - Gleann Stail - "The Glen of the Sires"
Brittas - Briotas - A wooden castle (from the Norman "Bretasche")
Gortavocoosh - Gort an Bhacuis - "The Field of the Oven" (From "Bakehouse" where bricks were baked from mud)
(Taken from "Murroe and Boher: The History of an Irish Country Parish" by Dom Mark Tierney)
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