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School: Cluainteach (roll number 10329)

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Cloontagh, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Bean Mhic Garaidh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0756, Page 068

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0756, Page 068

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  1. An Old Ruin (continued)

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    estate.
    Parts of the walls are there yet but some of the material has been drawn away but there is a flag outside the door which will always mark the ruin.
    There is also an old fort about twenty chains away which is connected with the castle by a tunnel under the ground.
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    “There is an old monument situated between Newtownforbes ...”

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    There is an old monument situated between Newtownforbes and Drumlish. It is a large stone with many little ones around it. It is said that many interesting things happened there. One time there was a priest riding a horse and he fell off and was killed. That is said to be what put this monument there.
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    M. Ó Cionnaith
    Gender
    Male