1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Kelladone

School: Kelladone (roll number 5123)

Location:
Killadoon, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Padhraic Maguidhir
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0137C, Page 05_010

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0137C, Page 05_010

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Kelladone
  2. XML Page 05_010
  3. XML “On Dolmens”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. On Dolmens (continued)

    Share Share Post
    (continued from previous page)
    as if it served as a table long ago.
    Some of the old say that they were used as burial place of chieftians long ago. Others say they were alters when the priests were not allowed to say Mass. There are several of them in this district sanding upright in the ground.
    Nobody interfeers with them for it is not right.
    There is one at the school standing upright in the ground. It is not known where it came
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eamonn Maguire
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killadoon, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Patrick Keane
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    77
    Address
    Killadoon, Co. Mayo