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School: Kilmessan (C.) (roll number 4211)

Location:
Kilmessan, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Eibhlín, Bean Uí Stín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0690, Page 049

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    Beside the Dublin road in James Maguires land there is a great stone. It is a very lonely place. The ditch goes into a corner around the stone. Mass was said on this stone and the priest hid in the corner. There are many trees around the place and at night it is very dark. The stone is in a hollow in the wood.
    There is another stone along the Dublin road in Mr P. Cullinanes field. It is called the Milestone. It is wide at the bottom and narrow at the top. No one knows who brought it there.
    The is a great stone in a hollow in the wall on the Banks of the Boyne. There are many raths and mounds around the place. The priests hid beside these mounds and raths.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. penal times (~4,335)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Maguire
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Trubley, Co. Meath