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School: Lios an Aonaigh (roll number 1413)

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Lissaneena, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Patrick Cowley
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0178, Page 241

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    Cloonamahon in penal days was the property of Doctor Harte, Bishop of Achonry. He was betrayed by a protestant who evicted him. There is an old legend attached to it that the Bishop cursed it. The curse was that the first and second generation would prosper but the third would die without an heir. There is a small rock in Cloonamahon called "clocan a puca" or the ghosts rock where the son of Ruthledge was killed. His daughter then married a man named Merdith who afterwards became the owner of Cloonamahon. And now again some of it is broke again as diocesan property. There is a beautiful house and
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Nellany
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrickbanagher, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Martin Nellany
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrickbanagher, Co. Sligo