School: Dunleer (B.) (roll number 1306)

Location:
Dunleer, Co. Louth
Teacher:
M. Ó Ceallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0673, Page 265

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    during the last ten or twelve years no catholics have been buried there the priests refusing to assist at the service.
    3. In the graveyard of Dromin there are ruins of an old church which is believed to be knocked in the time of Cromwell. Also some distance away from it there is a ridge and tradition has it that St Columcille built his first monastery there. There is also two or three trees growing there but in former times they were more numerous. Also in the old ruins of the church there are many people buried. Both the
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
          1. graveyards (~2,501)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Paddy W. King
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Dunleer, Co. Louth
    Informant
    Vincent King
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Dunleer, Co. Louth