School: Sonna (roll number 1422)
- Location:
- Kildallan, Co. na hIarmhí
- Teacher: Mrs O' Connell
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0740, Page 128
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“On the border of West Meath and Longford there is a very old graveyard called Aughora.”
On the border of Westmeath and Longford there is a very old graveyard called Aughora.
In this graveyard there is a big building composed of rocks, and each rock weighs very heavily some of them three or four tons in weight. Only the roof is missing the walls are all there.
No one remembers when it was built. It is supposed to have been built by the fairies. It was built at night and towards morning as the fairies were finishing the work a red haired woman passed by but did not(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Annie Fitzsimons
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Diméin an tSonnaigh, Co. na hIarmhí
- Informant
- parents