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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0393, Page 007

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0393, Page 007

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  1. Aghada Antiquities (continued)

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    person who has the temerity to destroy one. However there was a 'rath' situated in the corner of a small field about a half mile north of this schoolhouse which was excavated by another eminent Archeaologist the Rev. Edmund Barry afterwards P. P. Rathcormac. The result of his investigations were embodied in a work on Irish Antiquities published some years ago.
    The account was got from Thomas Hegarty a native of Guileen, aged 73.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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  2. Loch Rua

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    March 30th 1938
    Loch Ruad
    About a mile and a half from the village of Guileen, lies a lake which is called "Loc Ruad" covering about four acres in Winter and about three in Summer. It is drained by the Guileen River which flowes into the Atlantic Ocean.
    People know that a prosperous little village once stood there and it is
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    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mrs Barry
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    73