School: Cúl Seachtaine

Location:
Coolshaghtena, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Caitlín Nic Dhonnchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0259, Page 096

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0259, Page 096

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  1. There is a pasture in Portnahinch called Cúilín. The are three marked stones in it. Children who died without Baptism were buried there.
    There is a big stone or a rock in Pat Hanly's field in Lisnaria. A giant was playing with a child, and the child hit him with a stone. The giant hit the child with the rock and killed him. The rock has remained there since.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tom Scally
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Portnahinch, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Mrs Connor
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    78
    Address
    Gallagh, Co. Roscommon