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School: Dumha-chaisil

Location:
Ballindoo or Doocastle, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Dubhda
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0117, Page 281

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    Old Graveyards
    There are only three graveyards in this parish. There is one in Kilturra, one in Cloonameehan and the other is the Roy in Doocastle.
    The nearest one to my house is the Roy. It is situated in the townland of Toomore. A monastery was built in the Roy long ago and was occupied by the "Grey Friars", and it is said that an underground passage is going from the old castle to the Monastery.
    The graveyard in the Roy was a public one in the beginning, but Joe
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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)
          1. graveyards (~2,501)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Flannery
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballindoo or Doocastle, Co. Mayo