School: Clones (Naomh Tighearnach) (roll number 13685)
- Location:
- Clones, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: E. Mac Loingsigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0946, Page 251
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- (continued from previous page)put into a boat and brought across to the graveyard. At that time it was called Tearhill. The name has been changed to Teehill. When a person died all the people went out to this hill and weeped for a certain time. This is how it got its name.
- There was a man who lived in Midhill which is convenient to Magheraveely. This man's name was Pat Moan. The townland in which he lived was made up of a very large hill and a piece of the surrounding country. Everyone in the district dreaded crossing this hill after nightfall because it was believed to be haunted by fairies. The hill was about half a mile (sq) square and the main road ran by it.
Pat lived at the far end of the hill which was about a half a mile from the main road. He was(continues on next page) - Collector
- Thomas Maguire
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Martin (Snr.) Carrol
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Clones, Co. Monaghan
