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School: Luggacurren (1), Stradbally (roll number 4780)

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Luggacurren, Co. Laois
Teacher:
G. Ní Ghríbhthín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0838, Page 007

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0838, Page 007

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  1. The Dun of Clopook

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    The Dun of Clopook is about half-a-mile from Luggacurren. It is a great big round hill with rocks sticking out of it and bushes growing all over it.
    The Dun can be entered by a huge cave. If a person went far enough back he would come to a tunnel. This tunnel is supposed to connect the Dun of Clopook with the Dun of Luggacurren. It is now blocked by a fall of earth. An old story says that at one time there was a King, who used to do penance for his bad deeds, by coming to live in the Dun for Lent. He always brought five barley loaves with him, and he lived on those for forty days.
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    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
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      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Áine De Stanléigh
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    11
    Address
    Luggacurren, Co. Laois