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School: Drogheda, Christian Bros. (roll number 16718)

Location:
Drogheda, Co. Louth
Teacher:
Br. Ó Reachtabhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0679, Page 350

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  1. A Graveyard

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    At Rossnaree from the road there is a lane called The Lec down to a graveyard and this graveyard is one of the oldest in Ireland. Very few people are buried in it now.
    In this graveyard there is a ruin and it is said that Cormac Mac Airt is buried somewhere under this ruin. About three hundred years afterwards Saint Columcille is supposed to have said thirty
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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
    Dick Mc Cullen
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Saint Laurence Street, Co. Louth
    Informant
    Mr Austin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Beauparc, Co. Meath