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School: Baile na nGarraidhthe (roll number 13618)

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Ballygarries, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
T. Ó Tuairisc
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0104, Page 231

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    The Irish for Roxboro is "Ceara clochar". Cearra clochar means the convent made of rocks. Long ago there was an old convent in Roxboro.
    It was built with big rocks. The ruins of it are to be seen to day. it is about three and a half miles north of Ballinrobe.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Rocksborough North, Co. Mayo
    Collector
    Mary Hughes
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Brownstown or Donnageaga, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Eddie Mc Cormack
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    32
    Address
    Rocksborough South, Co. Mayo