School: Ceathrú na Manistreach, Elphin

Location:
Abbeycartron, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
An tSr. M. Pádraig
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0251, Page 085

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  1. There are many old ruins still to be seen in every part of Ireland.
    There is the ruin of an old Church, still to be seen in Kilmacumsey, our townsland. It is situated in the fields about a quarter of a mile from the road. The field in which it was built is owned by a man named "John Moran". It is nearly two hundred years since Mass was offered there. The walls of the Church have fallen long ago, but part of the tower still remains there. There is also a Holy water font there. People have often visited this old church, and even to the present day many people come to mark the old scene.
    Ruins are plentiful all over Ireland on account of the various wars which
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
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    English