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School: Dring, Granard (roll number 14292)

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Dring, Co. Longford
Teacher:
James Drum
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0762, Page 211

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  1. Stories of Old Ruins

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    There are some old ruins in the school district. There is one that can be seen from the school. It is on Inch Island in the middle of Lough Gowna. There is a monastery and the ruins of an old church on it. Saint Colmcille visited it long ago. There is a stone with the track of his knees on it. It is said he knelt on it when he was on the island. There is a graveyard on the island also.
    Monks lived on the island in the monastery long ago, and they used to say Mass in it.
    People are buried in the graveyard yet. There are old skulls and other parts of the head to be seen in the monastery also.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patsy Sullivan
    Age
    12
    Address
    Aghakilmore, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Peter Sullivan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Aghakilmore, Co. Longford