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School: Cathair Loisgreáin (B)

Location:
Caherlustraun, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Pádhraic de Chlár
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0022, Page 0288

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  1. Cúram na gCos (continued)

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    keep their feet warm. Some of the sockets were mostly made of rabbits skins. Others used to wear clogs which were made of timber soles & iron tips around them.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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  2. Ancient Memorials in Parish

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    (1) Cairn on Knockma
    (2) Crannogue in Lough Hackett
    (3) Tumulus on Mangans Hill
    (4) Souterrain in Cave in Morris's land
    (5) Ruins of old fortress on Knockma
    (6) Ruins of two churches Abbeytown & Donaghpatrick
    (7) Several Lisheens, also Cahers & Cashels
    (8) Remains of a dolmen on Cave Hill.
    Some years ago boys were looking for rabbits in dolmen (8), found a cinerary urn under the capstone which had fallen on stones, urn given to Dr Costello Tuam. The capstone must have been from brought 40 miles away as nearest quarry red sandstone of which capstone is made is that far.
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    P. de Clair
    Gender
    Male