School: Ballinlough (roll number 9238)

Location:
Ballinlough Big, Co. Meath
Teacher:
P. Mac Domhnaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0704, Page 143

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0704, Page 143

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  3. XML “A Big Moat in Clonabraney”
  4. XML “Site of Old Church”
  5. XML “Pedestal of Cross at Kieran”

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  1. There is a big Moat in Clonabraney on Gilaenans land formerly Battersbys. It is in the Parish of Killskyre formerly Diamor. Its really Diamor. (This may be known as Diamor Moat also)
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  2. A Pedestal of a Cross is in the River Blackwater at Kieran. It is at low water that you can see the Pedestal in Summer. It is near Mrs. Farrellys a widow and in Carnaross Parish and Meenlagh townland. The first Sunday of Augt. there'd be a Pattern at Kieran at the Well and at sunrise any farmer with a horse would ride up to where the Pedestal is about 100 perch and they'd have to go into the River and sometimes you'd have to swim you horse if the water was high and then you'd go round this Pedestal 3 times and dip some of the horses hair in this square hole in the Pedestal where the Cross formerly rested, and then you'd be allright. The people believed it would keep their horses preserved in good health for the coming year and some people would even bring their
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    D.F. O' Sullivan
    Address
    Ballybeg, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Tom Keogan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    80
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Balgree, Co. Meath