School: Lanesboro

Location:
Lanesborough, Co. Longford
Teacher:
E. Ó Reachtagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0752, Page 303

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0752, Page 303

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    There are crosses made in honour of St Brigid and St Patrick.

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    the two Lady days never goes bad. If you kept it for years it would never go bad Clay from the Ballinvahill graveyard cures toothaches because there is a Bishop buried in it and the clay is taken of his grave. There is a font in the same graveyard and it never goes dry. There was a bell once stolen out of it and it is said it flew back in the air and the font is a bit of it
    Betty Gibbons Clonflower Lanesboro
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    There is a fort up in Lisduff.

    The following account of Fairy forts was told by
    Mr Edward Eivers
    Ratholine
    Lanesboro
    Co Longford
    There is a fort in Lisduff. This fort is in the parish of Ratholine.The fort is in the parish of Ratholine This fort is a round hold in the ground. It is a very
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Eivers
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rathcline, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Mr Edward Eivers
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    47
    Address
    Rathcline, Co. Longford