School: Lios an Uisce (roll number 14356)
- Location:
- Lissanisky, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Hánnrachtaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0263, Page 056
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- Narrated by Mrs. Naughton, Slieve, and Patrick Beirne, Oran.Both state that there was a church and graveyard there. The ruins are now grass-covered, but easily recognized.
Both above state that the people were buried there. The bodies were wrapped in a mat made of rushes, grass etc. The field in which the ruins are is still called Calltragh.
Cealltrach = Church or burial ground for unbaptised infants.
Mrs. Naughton and Patk. Byrne heard from their grandparents that there was a king buried there. Mrs. Naughton says that there was a wood there and that the king was killed whilst hunting wild animals. Fr. Conlon (Ballymoe) told me that Killinerty = Coill na Ánnraortaigh = Hanratty's wood. Having located field called Cealltrach, I prefer Cill....?(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mrs Naughten
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Slieve and Corbally, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Mr William Scanlon
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Emlaghyroyin, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Patrick
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Oran, Co. Roscommon
