School: Enniscrone (G.) (roll number 13941)

Location:
Inishcrone, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Bean de Búrca
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0164, Page 067

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0164, Page 067

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  1. I The Graveyard in "Leag-na-gCailleac" runs a long the Deal-an-Mhadaid River. It is situated on a hill over looking the river. On the West, there is a Valley where Wild Birds build their nests for shelter. In Ancient times there was a Village of houses on both sides of the river, some of these peoples' relations are living still.
    II In the years of the "White Boys" its known that they followed a girl from "BunniConlon" to this Valley and got her in a house named Kilcullen's, and took and Carved her, for spying on them. Two hundred yards, below the Grave Yard, there is a well called :- Molly Myles's - a name of a family who lived near it.
    III To the South-east of
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
          1. graveyards (~2,501)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patricia Cassidy
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14