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1. Port na Marbh

   

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   Port na Marbh is situated on the left-hand side of Inis Saimer. From this “port” the dead were conveyed for burial at the Abbey Assaroe. At the time this “port” was used there was no bridge on the Erne. Therefore the dead were brought in boats to the above-named place.

   

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2. Bones Discovered

   

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   About forty years ago when the water-main was being laid to the G.N.R. Station, Ballyshannon it was necessary to dig a deep trench along the road leading from the town to the station. In the course of the digging a considerable number of bones and skulls were unearthed at Hobson’s Corner. In the skulls round holes could be observed which went to show that they were killed by slugs. It is thought that the bones and skulls were those of people killed at

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   Topics

   1. objects
      1. man-made structures
         1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)

   Language

   English

   Location

   Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal

   Collector

   Paul Dolan

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal

   Informant

   Mr J. J. Woods

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal