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School: Clones (Naomh Tighearnach) (roll number 13685)

Location:
Clones, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
E. Mac Loingsigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0946, Page 248

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  1. Graveyards (continued)

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    people who were buried in it. The names are - Mrs Monaghan from the Clones district, Ann Brown, and a man named McCafrey - the broguer. The broguer is the Irish word for shoemaker.
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  2. The Old Fort in Clones

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    The Old Fort in Clones
    About a hundred years ago there was a great talk about the old Fort in Clones. An old piper made a bet that there was a tunnel running underneath it which was used by the Irish to seek refuge when the English soldiers were in their persuit. He and an other man lade the bet. Getting he pipes he entered the tunnel. The entrance at that time was in a yard owned by men called Parker and Mc Gomery and is
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Willie Carroll
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mr Martin Carroll
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Clones, Co. Monaghan