placenamesKilnagross
Coill na gCros
The old school hosted a local knitting enterprise remembered by a participant’s daughter.
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.
Recorded forms
- Coill na gCros · Irish · main form · validated name
- Kilnagross · English · main form
Place & story
Monday evening knitting
In a recollection published in 2026, Patricia O’Reilly described how her mother, Rose Hartigan, learned to make export garments in Spiddal and then taught knitting on Monday evenings in Kilnagross’s old primary school. During the 1950s and early 1960s, local women earned extra income through knitting and shared skills and companionship. [2]
The present school
Scoil Naomh Brighid identifies its location as Kiltoghert parish, between Sheebeg and Sheemore. Its own account records a refurbishment in 2010, with outdoor facilities including a football field and basketball court. [3]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Population centre
- County
- Leitrim
- Barony
- Leitrim
- Civil parish
- Kiltoghert
- Coordinates
- 53.98521, -7.95426 (approximate)
- Logainm ID
- 1414013 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Kilnagross. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Carrick workshop on history of knitting coming this April, 27 March 2026 · Claire Corrigan, reporting Patricia O’Reilly’s recollections
- About Our School · Scoil Naomh Brighid, Kilnagross
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.