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School: Summerville (roll number 622)

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Summerville, Co. Waterford
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John Burke
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0652, Page 143

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    the roof being on the church so therefore it must have been a very long time abandoned. I do not know was it plundered or burned. Something happened to it because there is not a sign of the roof. It looks as if it was plundered. It does not contain any carvings or ornamented stones. On some of the stones there were crosses. There are no towers in the district. There is no stories about houses that were built in one night.
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    There was a church in Kilmacguage long ago. You could only see a mound and a couple of large stones with briars growing all around it where it once stood. It is situated on Mr. Kirwan's farm. There are stories and traditions about it. Here are some of them. One night
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Gear
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballymacaw, Co. Waterford
    Informant
    Mr Patrick Gear
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Ballymacaw, Co. Waterford