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School: Errill, Ballybrophy (roll number 928)

Location:
Errill, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Ss. Ó Braonáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0828, Page 267

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    next removed to Clonmeen, to the lands of Mr. Michael Campion. His house is built about one hundred yards from it. About two years ago he was building a room to his house and he dug up a lot of bones. There is noise heard every night in that room.
    About twenty years ago there was a man walking across Caroll's Park, which is about one hundred yards from Mr Campion's house, and two miles from this school, and he saw two nuns entering the house. He went over and went in but he saw nothing. Some time after, there were two boys out catching blackbirds in the nightime, and they saw a man dressed like a priest entering the house.
    The pit-chapel was again removed to Lyrogue, and after some time, it was taken up to Grogan, and the present
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. penal times (~4,335)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Domhnall Ó Banáin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    47
    Occupation
    Feirmeoir
    Address
    Errill, Co. Laois