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School: Cloonarrow (roll number 8376)

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Cloonarragh, Co. Roscommon
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Eibhlín Ní Mhaidín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0242, Page 503

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0242, Page 503

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  1. Travelling Folk (continued)

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    build their camp on the side of the road in the shelter of bushes or of walls. They make a fire of sticks when they are going to cook their food. They never put down a fire to warm themselves.
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  2. The Old Graveyards

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    The old graveyards
    There are two graveyards in this district. One of these graveyards is situated in the townland of Fairymount. The other is situated in the townland of Cloonard. People are still buried in these graveyards. The graveyard in Cloonard is long and it slopes towards the south, There are many
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
          1. graveyards (~2,501)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tess Beirne
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloonsheever, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Mrs Dockery
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloonsheever, Co. Roscommon