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School: Edengorra (roll number 9597)

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Edengora, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Michael Hetherton
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0710, Page 161

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  1. Story Of Cromwell and Muff Castle (continued)

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    of it, and some years ago the Cavan County Council used it as road material. The old people say it was not right to interfere with the ruins.
    *Muff is a name given to part of the Parish of Kingscout, Co Cavan. Muff borders this parish of Tierworker.
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  2. Moybologue Graveyard

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    A very old graveyard is situated in this Parish. Its name is Moybologue. It covers about two statue acres and is situated on top of a hill. A lot of history is connected with. A great battle was fought near this graveyard in ancient times and a slain king is buried in the moat that is convenient. This moat is a big round structure and the way it was built was this - flat stones were laid down in the form of a circle. Clay was carried up by the Firbolgs and put inside the circle of stones. Each row of stones was gradually sloping in. When it reached the height of
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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
    Patrick Conlon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Mullaghavally, Co. Meath
    Informant
    John Donegan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Mullaghavally, Co. Meath