School: Mullagh (B)
- Location:
- Mullagh, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: James Drury
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Mullagh Hill The most prominent landmark in the Parish is Mullagh Hill, rising 684 ft above the sea land and about 300 ft above the land of the lake which lies at its base.
On the summit of the Hill there is a cairn or burial mound. About the year 1913 some Ordnance Survey engineers were working in the district and it appears they made it known that there was probably a grave or cave in the particular mound. The grave was found open soon afterwards - apparently a search for treasure had been made - and remained open for about 12 years, when the owner of the land had it closed. It seems he attributed a series of misfortunes which had befel him to the opening of the grave.
This reminds one of the curse of the Pharaohs at Luxor. The Hill and district is called Mullac Laogill, and perhaps gets its name from the chieftain buried on its summit.
The grave roken open measured about 2' x 2' and was apparently 3' deep, but the depth may have been greater as a quantity of clay had fallen into the pit. There were two covering stones about 5' long and 1'-6" wide.
J. Drury N.T.
Mullagh
- Collector
- J. Drury
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Múinteoir
