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School: Skerries (St. Patrick's : Boys) (roll number 16332)

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Skerries, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
T. Mc Namee
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0785, Page 14

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    Story (About St. Moibhi's Graveyard)
    Near the village of Balcunnin there is a graveyard named after St. Mobhi. One day a farmer was ploughing some land nearby and a funeral was going towards St. Mobhi's graveyard. It was the custom then to stop all work and walk a little with a funeral as it passed. The man hearing the noise asked the boy who was helping him to go tot he gate and see what it meant. On returning the boy said that it was a funeral going to St. Mobhi's. "Well" said the man, "St. Mobhi or St. Mobho I'll plough
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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
    Leo Derham
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Skerries, Co. Dublin