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School: Coolanarney

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Coolanarney, Co. Offaly
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D. Mac Gairbhíth
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0809, Page 270

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  1. The Old Graveyards

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    The Old Graveyards.
    2. There are three graveyards in my parish. One in Killoughy, another in Raleen and another in Mount Bolus. The Church is in Mount Bolus still. The other two is knocked down and the ruins are there still.
    The are all level. There are one old tomb. It was made in 1832. The crosses are made of stone. Some of them are square and more shaped like a cross. The people are still buried in these old graveyards. There are some trees in them.
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  2. Local Heroes

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    There were a number of local men who won fame for the strange things they were able to do. There were two great walkers who lived in Roscore. The used to walk from Roscore to the city of Cork to a fair and buy animals and drive them home.
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    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    John Guinan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Roscore Demesne, Co. Offaly