School: Scoil na mBráthar, Tuaim

Location:
Tuam, Co. Galway
Teacher:
An Br. Ó Duinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0027, Page 0248

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  1. There are ruins of an old monastery up the Donmore Rd on the right hand side and about a half a mile from Tuam. It was founded by the Francisans Monks.
    There is also a holy well there. Beside the well there are great stones of the old monastery. It is said that a few laymen carved out a beautiful thing for their cattle and sheep to drink out of. There is also a ruin of where they used to keep their sheep and cattle and beside it there is a big boiler of stone. The boiler is still on the place where the Monks used to light their fire underneath the boiler. Beside the there a great stone with letters written. Behind where the were the well sprung up stands the back wall of the buildings.
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eamon de Baldráin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tuam, Co. Galway