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School: Moyne (C.) (roll number 13990)

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Moyne, Co. Longford
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Bean Uí Tháibh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0766, Page 538

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    Tobar Patrick is situated in a nice place about a hundred perch from the road leading from Legga to Ballinamuck. It is an old ancient burial ground. There is alot of headstones at it. General Blake is buried there. He was hanged in 1798 by the English below Ballinamuck at the County Bridge between Longford and Leitrim. A man named Gill carried him on his back at night to bury him. There was a small headstone put over him about thirty years ago. There is a well outside the graveyard. It is a holy well and people go there for cures. It is in the middle of Dromard parish.
    The stations of the Cross were erected at it about thirty five years ago by a Father Cosgrove. People visit it on St Patrick's Day and make the Stations of the Cross. It is supposed that there are no worms or snails in it.
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margaret Mac Shane
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Leggagh, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Michael Mac Shane
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Leggagh, Co. Longford