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School: Tíréaltan, Maghcromtha (roll number 13286)

Location:
Teerelton, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Dd. Ó Murchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0339, Page 053

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  1. Kilmichael Graveyard

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    Kilmichael burial ground is situated on the ancient road leading from the northern towns of County Cork to the southern towns. Its site is supposed to be on a lios or fort which was called "Lismongeen". A Catholic Church stood there before the Reformation and there is a tradition about it that a priest who intended to build a church found it difficult to select the exact spot where it should be erected.
    It is said that he had either a premonition or an inspiration that he should travel along this fore-mentioned old road and in the spot where he should see two goats browsing there he should erect
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
          1. graveyards (~2,501)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joan O' Riordan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cooldorragha, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Eugene O' Riordan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Address
    Cooldorragha, Co. Cork