School: Cill Mhuire (roll number 8139)
- Location:
- Kilmurry, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Ruairc
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- An Old Church
Between the townland of Castletechan and Knockalegan there are ruins of an old church. The people of this district never remember of a church been in it. So it must be a very old church.
There are also the ruins of a graveyard and several big square stones like headstones. There are also graves in this place. Some people say that thee were young children buried here during the famine in Ireland.
- Informant
- Mrs Finan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Castleteheen, Co. Roscommon
- Near the town of Castleteheen there is a townland called Listhomasroe. It got its name from a man called Thomas Roe who lived in(continues on next page)
