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School: Clonmacnoise

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Clonmacnoise, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
P. Ó Maolmhuaidh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0811, Page 248

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0811, Page 248

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  1. De Lacy's Castle (continued)

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    with silver racks (combs) an’ they singing gran’ songs. Their hair was that long, it came down below the small of their backs. When the sun went down they swam back again to Snav ga Ean. This place is across the Shannon opposite Creevagh.
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  2. Tunnels

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    There were different tunnels in Clonmacnois. There is one that comes from the nunnery into the Churchyard, but the openings are not to be found now. The nuns walked over in this tunnel to mass.
    There is another tunnel
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brendan Molloy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Clonmacnoise, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Ann Kilmartin
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    90
    Address
    Creevagh, Co. Offaly