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1. An Old Church

   

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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.

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   Topics

   1. objects
      1. man-made structures
         1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
   2. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)

   Language

   English

   Informant

   Mrs Finan

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Castleteheen, Co. Roscommon

2. Listhomasroe

   

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   Near the town of Castleteheen there is a townland called Listhomasroe. It got its name from a man called Thomas Roe who lived in

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