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School: Ballyboy

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Ballyboy, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
Mrs Gath
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0808, Page 253

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  1. Statue in Kilcormac

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    There is a most interesting Statue in Kilcormac Church. It is a most beautiful Statue. One time it was in Ballyboy church. Three men were cleaning the church in Ballyboy. They found a Statue in a dark place and went by night to the bog and hid it. They said that they would not tell the Secret. It was in the bad times when it was taken. Ballyboy church was St Marys chapel at one time. Cromwell took it over fr the protestants.
    There was a great search made for it no one knew where it was. Now two of these men died and there was only
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Dora Pettit
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    80
    Occupation
    Shopkeeper
    Address
    Ballyboy, Co. Offaly