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School: Coratillon

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Corratillan, Co. Cavan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0967, Page 017

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  1. Historical Tradition (continued)

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    About 100-200 years ago battles were fought in the Town-lands of Tullyvella and Conspud between the dead people who fought at the battle of Crocán na gCamps. In the morning after these battles were fought, the heather would be red with blood.
    One night there was a fight in
    Conspud and a man heard a voice calling him by his Christian name, that a neighbours house was on fire. He looked out and saw the neighbours house on fire, but he did not go to it. Next day the house was not burned, but was as if nothing happened.
    About 100 years ago, one
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    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
    Mollie Mc Govern
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Muineal, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mrs James Mc Govern
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Muineal, Co. Cavan