School: Duleek (B.) (roll number 6554)

Location:
Duleek, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Micheál Ó Braonáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0682, Page 220

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    Language
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    Collector
    Seán Ó Conchubhair
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Commons, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Risteárd Ó Conchubhair
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    Grandparent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Commons, Co. Meath
  2. In Castlerag near the village of Duleek stand the remains of St. Mary’s Abbey. The church is there, and you can see the gallery and the door and a number of steps & St. Cianans Church the ruins at its door and the walls stand about seven feet high and about one foot thick. There is a big flat stone set in to the wall of the church, and there are strange marks upon it. It is said that Miss Stokes when visiting the church years ago was able to make out the marks. So Father Gillic said, the last Parish Priest of Duleek. …. It is said that there was a hospital and a graveyard in Mr Downey’s garden in The Commons.
    There is a headstone in the graveyard in Duleek, and it says 16 men were shot at
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