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School: Dundalk (Mercy Convent) (roll number 5387)

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Dundalk, Co. Louth
Teacher:
Sr. Pól
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0661, Page 073

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    In the Town Land of Cregganlane, in the Parish of Creggan about nine miles from Dundalk, there is an old Catholic grave-yard dating back to the twelth century, but is now used as a Catholic and Protestant grave-yard. In this grave-yard close by the Creggan river is a very ancient grave over which is a very large, flat slate stone on the centre of which is engraved "The red hand of Ulster" and there is also inscribed theron, the name of Cornelius O'Neill who died in the year 1549. He was one of the O'Neills of Tyrone. The present Catholic Church is built on the ruins of an ancient Protestant Church.
    In Dromiskin there is a grave-yard dating back to the thirteenth century. There are still
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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
    Julia Durkan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Blackrock, Co. Louth
    Informant
    Mr Walter Durkan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Blackrock, Co. Louth