School: Enniscrone (G.) (roll number 13941)
- Location:
- Inishcrone, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Bean de Búrca
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0164, Page 027
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - The old Abbey is about seven hundred years old. It is situated in the Castl -field. It is in the parish of Kilglass, town-land of Enniscrone, and the barony of Tereragh, in the County of Sligo.II The Abbey is a broken down ruin. In it stands a grave of Revd Thomas Valentine one of the ministers. This Abbey was built by the Friar's. They had it for over a hundred years. Then the Protestants took it over.
III The Abbey is in the shape of a chapel, covered over with ivy. There are four window's and one door in it. In it are many graves of which the most(continues on next page)
