Kishkeam (IE)

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Kishkeam (Irish; Coiscéim na Caillí) is a village in County Cork. It is composed of three villages Upper Kishkeam (Coiscéim na Caillí Uachtarac), Lower Kishkeam (Coiscéim na Caillí Íochtarach) and Kishkeam (Coiscéim na Caillí) itself.

Kishkeam is so named Coiscéim na Caillí which has an english literal translation of "The footstep of the old woman" from a folklore tale during the Irish Famine period. For more see http://www.kiskeamarea.com/history

Kishkeam Upper and Lower are also sometimes known by the spelling of Kiskeam.


Republic of Ireland 1922 - Present

Coiscéim na Caillí cancel on airmail to Massachusetts iun 1949

Great Britain Era - 1922