School: Shannow

Location:
Shannow Wood, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
B. Ó Ciaráin
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    circumference. On the South side are huge blocks of stones lying horizontally and partly covered with lichen and shrubbery. On the northern side the blocks are perpendicular. Some of them measure nine feet by five feet. How so use blocks of stones have been conveyed to such a high summit no one can tell, but tradition has it that they came from the bed of the Finn river at the new bridge about a quarter of a mile away.
    Great deal of interesting features have been removed from the temple at Warrlebridge by the hammer of the road man and others fellows in pursuit of a well faced coin. From this summit a magnificent view can be obtained on the surrounding counties. Just across the valley stands the ancient grace yard of Drumully, while underneath it the plain locally
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Toher
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killybandrick, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Farrell Toher
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    68
    Address
    Killybandrick, Co. Cavan