School: Riverchapel (roll number 15367)
- Location:
- Riverchapel, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Brighid Ní Dhonnchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0888, Page 013
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- (continued from previous page)Riverchapel District there. Certain signs are engraved on this stone, Ogham signs or Danish writing it is said to be. A tunnel leads from this cross to Ferns, it was used in 1798 smuggling arms and ammunition to the Irish- men. In 1885 a beautiful foreign bird was cis and shot by the Rt. Hon. E. B. Stopford on the shores of the Old Bar. The name of the bird is an " Asprey" It is preserved in Courtown house also the trout the bird was eating.In kiltennel graveyard there is the ruins of a church, some people say it is a church of St. Aidan, others say it belong to St Kilan.In Ardamine there are many great historical places. The moat was made in the year 1,000. In some books we read that ladara as a penance to his slaves made them carry sacks of sand and make this mound as a watchplace for smugglers. This mound is lined inside with bricks. In other books we read that under this lies the ruins of a Catholic church. Near this a cross marks the landing place of St. Aidan. This holy man converted Ladan and Bran Dubh king of Leinster.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Darcy
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 15
- Address
- Riverchapel, Co. Wexford
- Informant
- Mrs M. Mc Loughlin
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 80
- Address
- Riverchapel, Co. Wexford
