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Tomás de Brún
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0104, Page 445

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    Old remains
    There is an old cross in Cloongashel wood.
    The name of the man that was killed is Swift. He was killed by the English.
    It is a wooden cross that is over him it is almost broken down now. There is a barbed wire around the grave.
    He was shot from the castle nearby.
    There is also an old stone near Bloomfield. It is said that a man was killed there long ago and that his name was Brother Dan. The stone is called Brother Dan's Stone. There is a cross drawn on it.
    James McLoughlin
    Robeen, Hollymount, Co. Mayo
    Got from John McLoughlin Robeen, Hollymount
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Mc Loughlin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Robeen, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    John Mc Loughlin
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Robeen, Co. Mayo